sunspot
noun
sun·spot
ˈsən-ˌspät 
: any of the dark spots that appear at times on the sun's surface and are usually visible only through a telescope
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The highly active sunspot that caused this historic aurora show is yet again pointing in the direction of Earth.
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Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 3 June 2024
That means more sunspots and more frequent intense solar storms.
—IEEE Spectrum, 25 May 2024
With the number of sunspots, there's an increase in solar flares and plasma energy and other types of space weather.
—George Petras, USA TODAY, 17 May 2024
Current solar cycle beginning Scientists monitor the development of the solar cycle and sunspots.
—George Petras, USA TODAY, 17 May 2024
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Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 3 June 2024
That means more sunspots and more frequent intense solar storms.
—IEEE Spectrum, 25 May 2024
With the number of sunspots, there's an increase in solar flares and plasma energy and other types of space weather.
—George Petras, USA TODAY, 17 May 2024
Current solar cycle beginning Scientists monitor the development of the solar cycle and sunspots.
—George Petras, USA TODAY, 17 May 2024
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sunspot
noun
sun·spot
-ˌspät
: one of the dark spots that appear from time to time on the sun's surface and are usually visible only through a telescope
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