A colossal cluster of sunspots, collectively around the same size as the one that spawned the largest solar storm in recorded history , has just emerged on the sun's Earth-facing side and is now aimed squarely at our planet. However, experts urge the public not to panic, as while auroras and some technological disturbances are possible in the coming week, the new sunspot complex is unlikely to unleash a second Carrington Event, reports Live Science.

The complex, named AR 4294-4296, consists of two magnetically intertwined sunspot groups, AR 4294 and AR 4296. It first became visible on Nov. 28 when it rotated onto the sun's Earth-facing side on its western limb. However, NASA's Perseverance Mars rover had already spotted the dark patches around a week earlier while observing the sun'

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