May and June 2024 saw the highest sunspot numbers on the sun since 2002, but is the peak of the solar cycle here yet? The sun follows an 11-year solar cycle of increasing and decreasing activity.

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How accurate are past records of sunspots? In a new study published in The Astrophysical Journal, a team of multinational researchers examined the historical record and found that after the unusual ...

On a dynamic planet like Earth, it can be easy for drivers of change to go unnoticed – but scientists have now established and investigated an unexpected link between the Sun and our homeworld.

As you were going on with your daily activities, the sun was pouring out energy by a very complex process known as fusion. The sun converts hydrogen into helium in massive quantities and creates ...

NASA's Solar Dynamic Observatory has unveiled a mesmerizing sight in the depths of space as the Sun, our celestial neighbor, experiences an extraordinary surge in sunspot activity. Surpassing all ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The 2022 hurricane season has been off to an unusually slow start. In fact, we've observed the third biggest gap between named storm systems since the weather satellite era going ...

Eric Mack has been a CNET contributor since 2011. Eric and his family live 100% energy and water independent on his off-grid compound in the New Mexico desert. Eric uses his passion for writing about ...

On May 29, 2020, a family of sunspots — dark spots that freckle the face of the Sun, representing areas of complex magnetic fields — sported the biggest solar flare since October 2017. Although the ...

Two new sunspots have ended a long period of relative quiet on the surface of our blazing host star, heralding the start of a new 11-year cycle of sunspot activity — resulting in sometimes dramatic ...

Sunspot AR3088 put on a striking display of solar activity, unleashing multiple M-class flares as it rotated across and out ...

The Sun’s activity influences environmental conditions in space, adversely affecting satellites and space-based technologies such as telecommunications and navigational networks. The Sun is also the ...