NASA Monitors Large Sunspot Group, Warns of Potential Solar Flares

The detected sunspots, visible from Earth, could disrupt communications and power grids.

NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory has detected a large group of sunspots known as AR3576, posing a risk for strong solar flares.
The sunspots, some larger than Earth, have magnetic fields thousands of times stronger than Earth's.
Solar flares can interfere with spacecraft, radio communications, electric power grids, and navigation signals.
A massive solar flare in December caused issues with airplane radio communications as it sent radiation toward our planet.
The sunspot group, first discovered by NASA's Perseverance rover on Mars, is now facing Earth.