A colossal hole 20 times larger than Earth has ripped through the sun.
A second coronal hole has ripped through the sun's surface
The giant coronal hole is the second to appear in the past week and will unleash 1.8 million mile-per-hour solar winds towards Earth, which are set to hit our planet on Friday (31.03.23).
Scientists are closely monitoring the situation to see if the winds will have an impact on Earth's magnetic field, satellites and technology.
The first hole was spotted on March 23 and was 30 times the size of Earth. It released solar winds that triggered auroras as far south as the US state of Arizona.
Both holes have been captured by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory, which studies the sun.
The space agency said: "Coronal holes are magnetically open areas that are one source of high-speed solar wind.
"They appear dark when viewed in many wavelengths of extreme ultraviolet light. At times, the solar wind can generate aurora at higher latitudes on Earth."