Two Earth-Facing Sunspots Blasting Powerful X And M Flares
- 2 days ago
Sunspots AR3664 and AR3663 have been erupting with X- and M-class solar flares.
Both sunspots are Earth-facing and could potentially deliver a solar storm.
NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured the fireworks.
Credit: Space.com | footage courtesy: NASA / SDO and the AIA, EVE, and HMI science teams / HelioViewer| edited by Steve Spaleta
Both sunspots are Earth-facing and could potentially deliver a solar storm.
NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured the fireworks.
Credit: Space.com | footage courtesy: NASA / SDO and the AIA, EVE, and HMI science teams / HelioViewer| edited by Steve Spaleta