May and June 2024 saw the highest sunspot numbers on the sun since 2002, but is the peak of the solar cycle here yet? The sun follows an 11-year solar cycle of increasing and decreasing activity.

A missing jet stream, fading spots, and slower activity near the poles say that our Sun is heading for a rest period even as it is acting up for the first time in years, according to scientists at the ...

Super high-definition images of the sun's sunspots have been captured by a telescope, showing tiny dots of plasma bubbling away within the dark spot. The images were taken by National Science ...

The largest geomagnetic storm since 2003 that occurred last Friday may be just the beginning of a more intense than expected period of solar activity. More explosions of energy and light occurred in ...

Sunspots ebb and flow in a cycle of approximately 11 years. A new prediction suggests that the current Sunspot Cycle 25 could exhibit unusually strong activity, contrary to official forecasts that ...

Boulder, Colorado — Scientists from the National Solar Observatory (NSO) in Tucson, Arizona, have discovered that a solar jet stream deep inside the Sun is migrating slower than usual through the star ...

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 ...

The AR3590 sunspot region is the largest of the solar cycle and is responsible for the most powerful solar flare seen since 2017. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...