Solar flares are giant explosions that occur in a localized regions of the sun's atmosphere, typically originating from ...

A surprise announcement from scientists involved in monitoring the solar cycle has finally confirmed that the sun's most active and dangerous phase — solar maximum — is already well underway, and ...

Sunspots captured astronomers' interest, and with the expanding availability and quality of telescopes, were closely tracked until 1645. Despite huge interest in them, astronomers could find no ...

This cycle has been more active than scientists first predicted, as Solar Cycle 24 was fairly quiet even during its maximum.

Our last solar cycle, Solar Cycle 24, was the weakest on record, peaking at 115 sunspots during solar maximum. Solar Cycle ...

First Imagery from GOES-19 SUVI Instrument The Solar Ultraviolet Imager (SUVI) onboard NOAA’s GOES-19 satellite (launched on ...

but solar cycle 25 is proving to be very positive for great aurora displays compared to solar cycle 24. Zafra has observed for himself an uptick in auroral activity. “I travel every year to ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Solar maximum refers to the highest rate of solar activity during the sun's approximately ...

The Solar Ultraviolet Imager, or SUVI, onboard NOAA's GOES-19 satellite, which launched on June 25, 2024, began observing the ...

The Sun has officially reached the explosive peak in its 11-year solar cycle. On Tuesday, representatives from NASA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and the ...

much like the previous maximum during Solar Cycle 24, which peaked between 2011 and 2014. However, it soon became apparent ...