You could get more opportunities to see supercharged auroras over the next few months, thanks to our very active sun. Solar activity waxes and wanes on an 11-year cycle. The current cycle, known as ...

The Sun runs on an internal clock that turns over roughly every 11 years, swinging from calm to turbulent and back again. The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In April, a total solar eclipse was visible to millions in North America. This was followed in May by the largest geomagnetic ...

Solar Maximum 2025 is the expected peak of solar activity in Solar Cycle 25, characterized by heightened sunspots, solar flares, and coronal mass ejections. This peak is anticipated around mid to late ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Our sun has officially hit its solar maximum, with increased rates of ...

The solar cycle can be irregular, but some patterns might be trackable—enough to provide a heads-up before extreme weather events.

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 ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Despite only being halfway through our current solar cycle, the sun is ...

The agencies that track sunspot activity say we’re now in peak solar activity, which has a big impact on the amount and southward extent of the Northern Lights. On Oct. 15, 2024 NOAA, NASA and the ...

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