The Sun’s magnetic poles are in the middle of an uneven, drawn-out reversal as Solar Cycle 25 moves through its solar maximum phase. NASA and NOAA jointly announced that the current cycle has entered ...

Activity on the sun is not constant; it varies along a cycle of about 11 years. The peak of this solar cycle — called solar maximum — is when sunspots, solar flares and coronal mass ejections (CMEs) ...

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, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Forecasts of Northern Lights displays have been standard in ...

Solar observers are in for an electrifying time. The total solar eclipse will grace North America on April 8th, and with our celestial neighbor entering a phase of heightened activity known as a solar ...

Learn when and where to follow the Feb. 17 ring of fire solar eclipse, with key timings, viewing details, and safety tips ...

Annular solar eclipse on February 17, 2026: exact times of partial phases and peak ring of fire, visibility areas, path of annularity, and upcoming eclipse dates.

This was the view as a multi-colored curtain of aurora formed to the south in my sky during the great display of Northern Lights on May 10, 2024. The Kp Index peaked at 8 this night bringing the ...

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The next total solar eclipse is expected on Aug. 12, 2026, but it will only appear in North America as a partial solar eclipse, NASA stated on its website. Greenland, Iceland, Spain, Russia, and a ...