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Massive sunspot has quadrupled in size raising solar flare warnings

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A massive sunspot, called AR3234, has quadrupled in size, according to observations from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO). The sunspot is expected to be oriented in Earth's direction for the next couple of days with the possibility of emitting powerful solar flares today. The same sunspot is already reported to have expelled six different solar flares so far.