Are Sunspots Disappearing?
Thursday, September 3, 2009 - 15:14
in Astronomy & Space
The sun is in the pits of the deepest solar minimum in a century. Weeks and sometimes whole months go by without even a single tiny sunspot. The quiet has prompted some observers to wonder, are sunspots disappearing?
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