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An enormous sunspot, which can be seen from the surface of Mars, is turning towards Earth as scientists warn of a possible ‘grid destroying’ solar flare. Sunspot group AR3576, which measures 124,274 miles across the sun’s surface, contains four dark cores larger than planet Earth, according to Spaceweather. The group was so big it could be seen from Mars by NASA’s Perseverance Rover, However, scientists are now warning the sunspot is turning towards Earth. While the sunspot is only forecast to cause a G1-class geomagnetic storm, it is still close to Earth. However, the forecast is based on a “coin...

The sunspot group is now facing Earth. The sunspot group is more than 15 times the diameter of Earth. (Image credit: NASA/SDO and the AIA, EVE, and HMI science teams) A sunspot so large it was seen from the surface of Mars is now facing Earth. The gargantuan sunspot group AR3576 from end to end stretches for more than 124,274 miles (200,000 kilometers) and contains at least four dark cores each larger than Earth, according to Spaceweather.com. It was imaged by NASA's Perseverance Rover from the surface of Mars just last week. The sunspot is so big it can be...