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A monstrous sunspot region 15-Earths-wide is currently so large it can be seen without binoculars or telescopes. But you'll ...

aSydney School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia bThe Charles Perkins Centre, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia ...