sunspot
noun
sun·spot
ˈsən-ˌspät 
: any of the dark spots that appear at times on the sun's surface and are usually visible only through a telescope
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Regions of intense magnetic activity known as sunspots are proliferating on the solar surface and are capable of releasing intense bursts of radiation resulting in solar flares that can hurtle toward Earth at the speed of light, according to NOAA.
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Eric Lagatta, The Indianapolis Star, 28 Nov. 2024
These aurorae will result from the arrival of a coronal mass ejection (CME) flung out from one of the sun's sunspots, which will spark a geomagnetic storm in our planet's magnetic field and atmosphere tomorrow and the day after.
—Jess Thomson, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
The strong magnetic field explains why sunspots and the plasma inside them are colder than their surroundings.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 25 Nov. 2024
The image depicts interesting activity once again around the sunspots: plasma shooting outward along magnetic field lines, which occasionally connect sunspots close to each other.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Nov. 2024
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Eric Lagatta, The Indianapolis Star, 28 Nov. 2024
These aurorae will result from the arrival of a coronal mass ejection (CME) flung out from one of the sun's sunspots, which will spark a geomagnetic storm in our planet's magnetic field and atmosphere tomorrow and the day after.
—Jess Thomson, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
The strong magnetic field explains why sunspots and the plasma inside them are colder than their surroundings.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 25 Nov. 2024
The image depicts interesting activity once again around the sunspots: plasma shooting outward along magnetic field lines, which occasionally connect sunspots close to each other.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Nov. 2024
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“Sunspot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sunspot. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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sunspot
noun
sun·spot
-ˌspät
: one of the dark spots that appear from time to time on the sun's surface and are usually visible only through a telescope
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