A huge sunspot has hit the earth

A massive sunspot about three times the size of Earth is on the verge of firing on our planet and may soon launch medium-sized flares "Yesterday, the AR3038 sunspot was big," wrote Tony Phillips of the Space Climate Base today, June 22. "Today, it's very large." It has only doubled in 24 hours.

The Earth's magnetic field interacts to create colorful lights in our atmosphere known as aurora borealis. And monitors other eruptions, has not yet issued an aurora borealis for the Earth.

Solar activity from NASA Solar Dynamics Observatory
Credit: NASA/SDO

The sun has been very active, especially this spring, with increasing activity over a regular 11-year cycle. The number of sunspots and flares of the type M and X, which are considered to be the strongest classifications, have increased.

Normally, coronal mass launches are harmless and may only produce short-term radio blackouts with colorful aurorae. In rare cases, however, these corona massive eruptions can disrupt major infrastructure, such as satellites or power lines.

Both NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration are constantly monitoring the sun. . In addition, NASA's Parker Solar Probe mission periodically flies very close to the Sun to gain more accurate information about the origin of sunspots and to better understand the effect of the sun on space climate.

Cover Photo: Large Number Sunspots on June 22, 2022 (July 1, 1401)
Credit: NASA/SDO and the AIA, EVE, and HMI science teams

Source: Space