Impending Threat from Sunspot Activity&Solar Flares

  • A massive Sunspot group, AR2770, was observed using images of the Sun’s surface from NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO).
  • According to a report, the sunspot AR2770, is expected to grow in size. Moreover, it is turning towards our planet and this could result in strong solar flares.
  • According to the report, a few minor space flares have been emitted by this particular Sunspot group already, which has not caused anything major other than “minor waves of ionization to ripple through Earth’s upper atmosphere”.

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