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This red giant star has starspots larger than the entire sun

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Sunspots are temporarily darkened areas on the surface of the sun, which are the result of intense magnetic fields generated through the movement of materials within the sun.

Researchers from the Leibniz Institut for Astrophysics Potsdam analyzed over 2,000 high-resolution spectra collected over 16 years with a robotic telescope in Tenerife .

The irregular behaviour of starspot activity on a red giant star called XX Trianguli suggests its interior may have more chaotic dynamics than our own star's.