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 ...

The sun is on the verge of a significant event: a magnetic field reversal. What causes this switch in polarity, and is it dangerous for anything on Earth? Let's take a deep dive into the phenomenon of ...

At the end of the last solar cycle in 2019, the official predictions were that the next cycle would be just as mild as its predecessor. Those predictions were wrong. The current Solar Cycle 25 turned ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. The night sky in Wisconsin glows with the Northern Lights as ...

Back in 2019, a consortium of scientists predicted August 2025 as the peak of the solar activity cycle. But where are we now? When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

Images from NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory highlight the appearance of the Sun at solar minimum (left, Dec. 2019) versus solar maximum (right, May 2024). These images are in the 171 wavelength of ...

Sound Transit to announce cross-lake opening after finding $60M in 'couch cushion' money SEATTLE — Sound Transit is expected to announce a new opening date for its long-delayed Cross-Lake Line ...

Strongest solar storm in two decades struck earth resulting in rare aurorae far from the poles. What are these solar storms? How are aurorae formed?

Recent spatial activity has noticed a spike in solar events, which led to unexpected effects on the planet. This included the frequent wrapping of the auroras around the Earth in a beautiful spectacle ...