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Colorful, weird aurora-like emissions were seen right above a sunspot. (Photo : NASA/TRACE / Wikimedia Commons) Colorful, weird aurora-like emissions were seen right above a sunspot.
A sunspot has put on a stunning display of radio waves lasting for over a week that resembles the northern and southern lights — auroral displays that occur over Earth.
Aurora-like radio signals detected from a sunspot, a groundbreaking find challenging the current understanding of stellar magnetism. Read the article to learn more about this new solar mystery.