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Massive Sunspot Turning Towards Earth Could Affect GPS Connectivity, Radio On Our Planet – News18
A sunspot is a dark area on the sun and contains electrically charged gases producing areas of powerful magnetic forces. It is relatively cooler than the other parts of the star.
Scientists have discovered that a massive sunspot is turning towards Earth. This event could cause major strong flares, which can affect Global Positioning Systems (GPS) connectivity, power grids, satellites, and radio communications.
According to spaceweather.com, the sunspot AR2770 was noticed earlier last week and is likely to grow in size in the coming days.
The space weather forecasting website revealed that the huge amount of energy released by the sunspot, maybe up to 50,000 km in diame…
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