One way to track the solar cycle is by counting the number of sunspots, which are dark, cooler patches on the Sun’s surface.

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Massive solar flares, graceful eruptions of solar material, and an enormous sunspot make up some of the imagery captured by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory in 2013 and 2014. A year ago this weekend, ...

Earth is about to see three total solar eclipses in just under two years, with each successive path of totality moving west ...

The massive sunspot that sparked an "extreme" geomagnetic storm in May 2024 unleashed hundreds of other dangerous solar ...

Our sun has officially hit its solar maximum, with increased rates of auroras and solar flares expected in the coming months, NASA has announced. The sun goes through 11-year cycles of activity, ...

The Northern Lights may ramp up in intensity for the next 50 years as the sun potentially enters a new long-term phase of heightened activity, suggests a new study by solar scientists. The night sky ...

NASA has taken to its blog to confirm the Sun has now reached the peak of its 11-year solar cycle, meaning we can expect a lot more activity out of our local star. The space agency informed reporters ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. The night sky in Wisconsin glows with the Northern Lights as ...

If you're a stargazer, prepare yourself for an uptick in northern lights activity amid the peak of the current solar cycle. For the next year or more, the likelihood of seeing the northern lights, ...