Huge Solar Flare Erupts from Biggest Sunspot in 24 Years (Photos)
Saturday, October 25, 2014 - 07:00
in Astronomy & Space
The sun unleashed a major solar flare from a colossal sunspot on Friday (Oct. 24), the fourth big flare from the star in less than a week. The sunspot is the largest active region on the sun in the last 24 years, NASA scientists say.