The sunspot cycle has reached the bottom of a cycle, and is now heading toward a sunspot peak. Here’s a look at what more sunspots could mean over the next few years. Sunspots are magnetic explosions ...

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. However, the ...

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 ...

We are currently experiencing solar cycle 25. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The solar cycle describes an approximately 11-year ...

Two new sunspots have ended a long period of relative quiet on the surface of our blazing host star, heralding the start of a new 11-year cycle of sunspot activity — resulting in sometimes dramatic ...

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Sunspots are cooler areas on the Sun that appear as dark spots. These spots tend to occur in cycles that start at the solar minimum (when the fewest spots occur), reach their solar maximum (when the ...

The cycle may result in dramatic space weather that could disrupt communications and power grids here on Earth. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s ...