'Dead sunspot' has launched a fiery ball of plasma toward Earth - Daily Mail

The explosive event happened on Monday, coming from a sunspot that was previously thought to be dead and no longer active, known as AR2987.

A dead sunspot launched a fiery ball of plasma towards the Earth, and it will act to trigger more intense northern lights as it collides with the planet tomorrow. The explosive event happened on Mon… [+7879 chars]

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