The Sun is now at the most active point in its roughly 11‑year solar cycle, and scientists say the current peak has arrived earlier and more forcefully than first expected. As activity climbs, ...

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 ...

The Sun is getting busy and that’s great news for sky watchers! The Sun is getting busy and that’s great news for sky watchers! As we approach solar maximum, the peak of the Sun’s 11-year activity ...

Every 11 years, our sun goes through a cycle of activity known as the solar cycle a natural rhythm of rising and falling sunspot numbers. When the cycle reaches its most active phase, it’s called the ...

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, ...

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The Northern Lights may be visible further south again in 2025 due to an expected peak in solar activity. The aurora borealis's visibility in southern states is rare, but it has happened before during ...

With the eleven-year solar maximum cycle at its peak, this winter is set to offer more incredible showings of the Northern Lights. Havila Voyages’ coastal ships act like mobile observatories, ...

A solar storm is a catchall term that describes any disturbance in the sun that involves the violent ejection of solar ...

The solar maximum, predicted for July 2025, may increase the chances of seeing the aurora borealis further south. Geomagnetic storms, caused by coronal mass ejections from the sun, create the aurora ...