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New Sunspot Complex Sparks Concerns Over Solar Flares
12/6/2025
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- A new sunspot complex, AR 4294-4296, has appeared on the sun's Earth-facing side and rivals the Carrington Event of 1859.
- Experts say the complex could unleash powerful solar flares, though a similar global disruption is unlikely.
- NASA's Perseverance rover first spotted the complex on November 28.
- Scientists are monitoring its magnetic fields closely.
- The sun is in a highly active phase of its solar cycle.
