New Sunspots Potentially Herald Increased Solar Activity

Friday, May 29, 2020 - 15:30 in Astronomy & Space

Portal origin URL: New Sunspots Potentially Herald Increased Solar ActivityPortal origin nid: 461446Published: Friday, May 29, 2020 - 14:10Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: On May 29, 2020, a family of sunspots — dark spots that freckle the face of the Sun, representing areas of complex magnetic fields — sported the biggest solar flare since October 2017.Portal image: A satellite image of the Sun, colorized in gold. A bright spot of light hovers over the left horizon.

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