A massive new sunspot complex, dubbed AR 4294-4296, has emerged on the sun and is facing directly at Earth. The dark patch is ...

A vast, magnetically tangled sunspot has rotated into direct view of Earth, raising the prospect of powerful solar eruptions ...

One of the largest sunspot formations of the past several years is currently visible on the sun. The group, catalogued as AR 4294-4298, is so large that several of the dark regions exceed the Earth’s ...

The solar cycle continues to ramp up with currently the largest number of sunspots in the last two decades and maybe even longer. NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center(SWPC) reports the estimated ...

NASA has detected a large grouping of sunspots — dark patches on the sun — known as AR3576, which have increased in size in the last month and could be a risk for strong solar flares. Solar flares, ...

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NASA's Solar Dynamic Observatory has unveiled a mesmerizing sight in the depths of space as the Sun, our celestial neighbor, experiences an extraordinary surge in sunspot activity. Surpassing all ...

NASA' Perseverance rover is perfectly positioned to snap pictures of massive sunspots that could spit out powerful solar storms before they become visible from Earth. When you purchase through links ...

We are approaching the peak of the solar cycle. So far the number of sunspots has been tallying up to more than expected. The solar cycle is an 11-year cycle. NOAA states that we started counting ...