Is there a hole in the SUN? Enormous black spot detected in our star's atmosphere
A huge coronal hole has been spotted down the middle of the sun
Hole creates solar winds which could lead to geomagnetic storm on Earth
Footage was captured by Nasa's Solar Dynamics Observatory in May
An enormous black hole has been spotted in the sun - but do not fear, it doesn't spell the end of our solar system.
Instead the giant dark spot is a gap in the sun's corona - its scorching hot atmosphere.
Holes in the sun's atmosphere are a regular feature and Nasa's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) has detected a particularly large one covering the northern hemisphere of our star.
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