Space watchers have spotted a giant sunspot triple the size of the Earth, expressing concern over its potential to beam medium-class (M-class) solar flares towards the Earth.
NASA heliophysicst C. Alex Young, writing at EarthSky, said that between Sunday and Monday, Sunspot AR3038 more than doubled in size, making it several times wider than Earth's diameter, and continuing to expand in the past 48 hours.
A sunspot is seen by astronomers, and it may release significant solar flares. A Sunspot that researchers have seen manifesting on the most prominent star in our Solar System is speculated to release significant solar flares that would directly hit the planet.
People have become worried over a sunspot on the Sun's surface, which is pointed at Earth, that has been growing in size and could put our planet in danger. But experts reassured that solar flares caused by the event would be threatening to us in any way.