A 'corpse' sunspot just exploded, fired a plasma ball toward earth. Should we worry? - Interesting Engineering

A presumed "corpse" sunspot, AR2987, has been seen collapsing and exploding, sending charged particles and radiation directly towards Earth.

A presumed dead sunspot exploded on the 11th of April sending large amounts of solar material in our direction. The exploding "corpse" sunspot, AR2987, has sent large amounts of radiation out of the … [+4232 chars]

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