The Sun's activity typically peaks at solar maximum, but there's an even more dangerous stage it could enter, and with ...

Solar maximum is one reason the northern lights are big news right now. The sun has a roughly 11-year solar cycle, during which our star's activity waxes and wanes. This activity includes solar ...

This year's solar maximum is expected to be much stronger than the last one in 2014, which was uncharacteristically weak, said Allison Jaynes, associate professor of physics and astronomy at the ...

Most of the time, the Earth and Sun’s magnetic fields are misaligned, leaving our planet’s field less open to the aurora-causing effects of the solar wind. However, towards the equinox, the two fields ...

One of the main outstanding questions about the Sun is what drives its 11-year cycle between periods of peak activity, known as solar maximum (which we are currently in), and periods of weakest ...

Oct. 15, 2024 — Experts have announced that the Sun has reached its solar maximum period, which could continue for the next year. Scientists will not be able to determine the exact peak of this ...

The partial solar eclipse on March 29, 2025, will be seen from North America, Europe, Russia and parts of Africa.

During the solar maximum, solar flares and coronal mass ejections are more common. When two or more CMEs interact, they generate massive clouds of charged particles and magnetic fields that may ...

For those who stayed up late enough to see the total lunar eclipse, congratulations! Wondering when the next solar eclipse is ...