Carrington-Level Cluster of Sunspots May Send a ‘Cannibal CME’ Hurtling Toward Earth
A giant sunspot cluster rivaling the one that caused the Carrington Event in 1859 could trigger a cannibal coronal mass ejection. But this is unlikely to cause major problems
![Carrington-Level Cluster of Sunspots May Send a ‘Cannibal CME’ Hurtling Toward Earth](https://static.scientificamerican.com/dam/m/79c9ba1efeacb17e/original/Sun-combo.jpg?w=1200)
A giant sunspot cluster rivaling the one that caused the Carrington Event in 1859 could trigger a cannibal coronal mass ejection. But this is unlikely to cause major problems
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