The Sun's periods of rowdy activity may get all the glory, but even in its quieter times, our home star can subtly reshape ...

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We know that the sun has entered its peak phase of activity, called solar maximum. But are we still in it, or is solar maximum already behind us? Let's see what the data has to say. We have tracked ...

Researchers using the Birmingham Solar-Oscillations Network, known as BiSON, have detected subtle structural differences ...

Solar Cycle 25 has produced the highest sunspot numbers in more than two decades, and March 2026 lands at the intersection of that fading peak and the one seasonal window most likely to push auroras ...

It appears as though the solar maximum has occurred in this solar cycle. NOAA has updated the forecast for the rest of Solar Cycle 25. A solar cycle lasts on average 11 years from bottom to peak and ...

Images from NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory highlight the appearance of the Sun at solar minimum (left, Dec. 2019) versus solar maximum (right, May 2024). These images are in the 171 wavelength of ...

The solar cycle continues to ramp up with currently the largest number of sunspots in the last two decades and maybe even longer. NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center(SWPC) reports the estimated ...

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London. Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and ...

DOTHAN, Ala. (WTVY) - The aurora made an appearance through much of the United States back in May, with good visibility down to Florida. We may not be done yet. The solar cycle is likely to bring more ...