ACTIVE SUNSPOT RETURNS: This weekend, old sunspot AR2738 is returning from a two-week trip around the farside of the sun. After re-appearing late yesterday, the sunspot quickly produced two CMEs (coronal mass ejections), signalling that it may be even more active than before. Last month when it crossed the face of the sun, AR2738 crackled with low-level flares and strafed Earth with loud shortwave radio bursts. What's next? Visit Spaceweather.com for the forecast.
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Above: Star Wars Day ("May the 4th be with you!") began with an explosion on the sun. This CME comes from returning sunspot AR2738.
