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India.com
16-05-2025
- Lifestyle
- India.com
7 Bright Yellow Flowers Perfect For Your Balcony
Anaika Sohal May 16, 2025 They are bright, classic and low-maintenance flowers which can bloom throughout the season. These vibrant and eye-catching flowers love sunlight and bloom in bunches, also they come in various shades. Yes! You can grow sunflowers in pots. But go for a dwarf variety like Sunspot or Teddy Bear as they stay compact and are ideal for balcony gardens. They add charm to your balconies, are soft and beautifully trailing. Are trumped shaped. Best flowers to grow during summer as they are tropical, vibrant, and bold. These flowers usually bloom in cool weather, they add charm to your balconies during cooler seasons. They are also known as tickseed, and they attract a lot of butterflies, blooming for many months. Read Next Story
Muscat Daily
11-05-2025
- Science
- Muscat Daily
Sunspot 11 times larger than earth spotted from Oman
Muscat – Astronomers in Oman have observed the largest sunspot of 2025, capturing rare images of the massive dark patch on the Sun's surface, which measures more than 11 times the size of Earth. The sighting was made by the Oman Society for Astronomy and Space (OSAS) on the morning of May 8 using specialised telescopic equipment positioned in the skies over Muscat. Identified as Sunspot 4079, the phenomenon is part of the heightened solar activity associated with Solar Cycle 25, the current phase in the Sun's 11-year magnetic cycle. 'This sunspot represents one of the largest phenomena we have documented in the current solar cycle,' said Wisal bint Salim al Hinai, Deputy Head of the Community Outreach Committee at OSAS. 'Capturing it from Oman is a remarkable scientific achievement that highlights our ongoing efforts to monitor space phenomena that directly impact Earth.' Sunspots are regions of intense magnetic activity that appear darker because they are cooler than their surroundings. Sunspot 4079 offers astronomers important clues about solar flares and coronal mass ejections – bursts of solar energy that can interfere with satellite communications, GPS systems, and power grids on Earth. According to Hinai, the observation helps scientists better understand the potential risks of solar storms. The latest surge in solar activity has already led to several disruptions. In February, the Sun released an X-class solar flare, followed by a coronal mass ejection that triggered geomagnetic storms in April. These storms lit up skies with auroras in unusual latitudes and disrupted radio communications. Solar Cycle 25, which began in December 2019, has exceeded earlier forecasts in terms of intensity.
