The sun is reaching a solar maximum. Here's what that could mean for Iowa and our chances to see the aurora borealis, known ...

As sunspots emerge on the sun's surface close to its equator, their orientations will match the old magnetic field, while sunspots forming closer to the poles will have a magnetic field matching the ...

It turns out that what’s behind the solar cycle is these periodic changes in the Sun’s magnetic field. (It’s important to note here that the eleven-year cycle is technically the “sunspot ...

Cosmic rays coming from outside the Solar System bring these particles closer to the Sun, where they experience changes ...

Scientists have detected the first signs of the Sun's next 11-year solar cycle, even as it is only halfway through its current one. This new discovery was presented by researchers from the ...

A large team of researchers working on the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer Collaboration, which has been analyzing eleven years' ...

There were significantly more X-class solar flares in 2024 than any other year for at least three decades. The arrival of solar maximum was a key reason for the spike, but other factors were also at ...

The Sun has entered a period of maximum activity in its 11-year cycle, which means changes in space weather are expected. This provides scientists with a valuable opportunity to study the star ...

The sun is at the peak of its 11-year cycle. That means an uptick in solar flares will lead to more chances to see the northern lights over the next couple of years.

The sun has a sunspot cycle of roughly 11 years during which it waxes from solar minimum (the last one was in 2019) to solar maximum, the latter of which is characterized by lots of sunspots and m ...

It erupted from the far side of the sun and was accompanied by a massive ... We’re nearing the peak of the current 11-year solar cycle, which is usually defined by an abundance of sunspots ...