Big Sunspots Facing Earth

Space Weather News for Sept. 3, 2017 http://spaceweather.com https://www.facebook.com/spaceweatherdotcom SUNSPOT GENESIS: Two big sunspot groups are now facing Earth. Behemoth AR2674 has been growing for days, while newcomer AR2673 has suddenly quadrupled in size, with multiple dark cores breaching the surface of the sun in just the past 24 hours. The rapid development of these regions could herald Earth-directed flares in the days ahead. Visit Spaceweather.com for movies of sunspot genesis in action. Remember, SpaceWeather.com is on Facebook! Above: Today's edition of Spaceweather.com highlights the rapid development of Earth-facing sunspots AR2673 and AR2674. Share Tweet Forward Copyright © 2017 Spaceweather.com, All rights reserved.