Sun spot AR3085 recently grew to the size of Earth

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[–]package 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Aka the typical size for a sun spot and not notable or significant in any way, but reporting it without context gets more clicks

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The title is even worse: "Fast-growing sunspot may threaten Earth with flares and eruptions." The sub title was at least factual. I've just been tracking solar storms lately, it's not that this storm is of particular significance beyond that it is happening.

[–]Alienhunter 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Overly ripe sun develops spots spoilage immanent. Solar power lobby scrambling to source 5,000,000 mega-tons of blemish cream.