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

And get vaccinated. There’s sure to be a vaccine for this.