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A second giant "hole," large enough to easily fit 20 Earths in one go, has torn the Sun's surface apart, heralding our star's most ferocious period during its 11-year cycle.

Don't Blink

Natural phenomenon, or portal to hell?

Low Key Hole Opens Up in Sun

Space weather experts are monitoring a growing sunspot that's pointing straight towards Earth, USA Today reports — but there's "no need to panic."

Bad Space Weather

"This is what sunspots do."

Scientists Say "No Need to Panic" as Sunspot Pointed at Earth Doubles in Size Again

A team of scientists have confirmed the existence of a gigantic 1,000 kilometer-across hurricane swirling hundreds of kilometers above the North Pole.

Land of Oz

"Until now, it was uncertain that space plasma hurricanes even existed."

Scientists Observe Eight-Hour "Space Plasma Hurricane"

China is set to launch a probe to study solar storms from a Sun-synchronous orbit in the first half of 2022.

Staring at the Sun

The goal: to predict solar storms days before they slam Earth.

China Is Sending a Mission to Study the Sun

The Inouye Solar Telescope, the largest solar observatory in the world, just released the first-ever image of a sunspot.

Satan's Butthole

The Sun is a truly chaotic place.

The Sharpest-Ever Image of a Sunspot Looks Like a Portal to Hell

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