Huge 'sunspot archipelago' 15 times wider than Earth is spotted on the Sun - and scientists warn it could bombard our planet with solar flares capable of causing devastating blackouts

Daily Mail ^ | 11/22/23 | Jonathon Chadwick

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Huge 'sunspot archipelago' 15 times wider than Earth is spotted on the Sun - and scientists warn it could bombard our planet with solar flares capable of causing devastating blackouts Spots on sun described as 'archipelago' as they look like a collection of islands These planet-sized dark spots can release charged particles that hit the Earth By JONATHAN CHADWICK FOR MAILONLINE

PUBLISHED: 07:46 EST, 22 November 2023 | UPDATED: 07:46 EST, 22 November 2023

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View comments They look like small dots of pepper on a tasty egg yolk, or an 'archipelago' – a big group of islands on some faraway yellow planet.

But the latest set of snaps from NASA actually show a cluster of 'sunspots' – cooler parts on the sun's surface caused by massive changes in our star's magnetic field.

The images were captured by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory, which has been monitoring the sun from space for more than a decade.

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Zoinks

[Larry Lucido]

Wear a mask. Social distance.

[IncPen]

Women and children hardest hit…

[Red Badger]

[EEGator]

Why don’t we just pass a law against Sunspots?

[Lockbox]

It’s ok, my heat is natural gas……. Burn baby, burn 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[deport]

Got to get pump/transferred around the system
for it to be used in homes.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

This way they can blame the sunspots when they shut down the grid.

[Steely Tom]

The only way to fight this threat is to immediately adopt socialism and put professors in charge of everything.

[Mathews]

Cover story for what is coming up next year... just before the elections.

[Mathews]

Nailed it.

[qwerty1234]

>>Wear a mask. Social distance.

and by all means, raise taxes.

[ealgeone]

Don’t forget minorities!!

[BobL]

People need to be ‘humbled’ a bit...

[dfwgator]

Sunspot baby, sure had a real good time.

[BobL]

Also be interesting to see if the solar flares take out the delicate electronics associated with solar power systems.

[PilotDave]

Mail in voting should fix it..

[Red Badger]

Jeremiah 10:2 .........................

[Vaduz]

Sun Silos armed

[spincaster]

Bla Bla, Bla Bla,Bla. Right up there with the great year2000 millennial scare.