Solar activity follows an 11‑year cycle. Here's how it controls eruptions and solar flares

When you look up at the sky on a sunny day, the sun might seem like a bright spot, unchanging in the sky. But the sun is a ...
CBS News

Sun emits its largest X-class flare of the solar cycle as officials warn bursts from massive sunspot "not done yet"

The giant solar explosions of energy and light aren't over yet. Officials said on Tuesday that the sun just emitted another major solar flare – and that it's the strongest one so far in the current ...
Space.com

Solar Cycle 25 is still in max phase, so more aurora-boosting sun storms could be coming

'We're anticipating another year or so of maximum phase before we really enter the declining phase.' When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...
SpaceNews

Tracking the Solar Cycle

Every morning, astronomer Steve Padilla takes a short walk from his home to the base of a tower that soars 150 feet above the ground. Tucked in the San Gabriel Mountains, about an hour’s drive north ...
MLive

Strongest solar eruption of current cycle just occurred; Strong to extreme geomagnetic storm possible

This morning a very strong solar flare occurred. This flare will enhance the chances of northern lights and could cause communications disruptions. NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory has detected the ...
IFLScience

Obscure 100-Year Solar Cycle May Have Hit Minimum – Expect More Activity For Decades To Come

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London.View full profile Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum ...
The Conversation

This solar cycle, the sun’s activity is more powerful and surprising than predicted

What do you feel when you see the aurora? Otherwise known as the northern or southern lights, an aurora is light emitted by upper atmospheric particles as they interact with energized ones from the ...