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Space
Space
Science
Meredith Garofalo

Huge, solar flare-launching sunspot has rotated away from Earth. But will it return?

Closeup of the sun's orange surface, showing a bright-white flare erupting from a spot on the limb.

Talk about a dramatic exit!

The sunspot AR3664, which is about 15 times wider than Earth, has finally rotated out of our planet's view — but not before firing off two more big solar storms.

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