The giant sunspot pointing at the Earth has almost doubled in a day

27.06.2022, 12:30 root-nation.com

AR3038 is the latest giant sunspot. In just one day, it doubled in size, increasing its diameter by about 31.9 thousand km. Sunspots are dark patches on the surface of the Sun, where powerful magnetic fields created by the flow of electric charges from the solar plasma intertwine before suddenly disappearing. As a result, the release of energy triggers bursts of radiation called solar flares. Flares generate explosive jets of solar material, called coronal mass emissions.