Showing posts with label Sunspot AR3038. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sunspot AR3038. Show all posts

Saturday, June 25, 2022

Giant Sunspot May Blast M-Class Solar Flares Towards Earth

Giant Sunspot May Blast M-Class Solar Flares Towards Earth

The fast-growing sunspot doubled in size in 24 hours and may produce medium-class flares.
     A sunspot nearly triple the size of Earth is within firing range of our planet, and may send out medium-class flares in the near future.

By Elizabeth Howell
www.space.com
6-23-22
"Yesterday, sunspot AR3038 was big. Today, it's enormous," Tony Phillips, the author of SpaceWeather.com (opens in new tab), wrote on Wednesday (June 22).