Then, in 1715, they mysteriously started to appear again. In the period since, sunspots have come and gone on a cycle that appears to be about 11 years long, referred to as the solar cycle, with ...

There were significantly more X-class solar flares in 2024 than any other year for at least three decades. The arrival of solar maximum was a key reason for the spike, but other factors were also at ...

This is the first time the average monthly sunspot number has exceeded 200 since September 2001, which was before the sun ...

and another sunspot, AR3691, is also growing and developing X-flare potential as its firing line approaches Earth. MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MAY 12: Increased solar activity results in the rare ...

Solar flares ... t see prominences at any other time than totality (unless you have an expensive H-Alpha solar telescope), you can use your eclipse glasses on any sunny day to see sunspots on ...

As the sun geared up to spit a powerful solar flare into space ... regions of the sun with strong magnetic fields, usually near sunspots and are more frequent during the solar maximum, when ...

The Origin of the Sun's Magnetic Field Could Lie Close to Its Surface May 22, 2024 — Surprise findings suggest sunspots and solar flares could be generated by a magnetic field within the Sun's ...

And NASA doesn’t see these solar flares improving in the coming years. A sunspot captured by the Inouye Solar Telescope. Image source: NSO/AURA/NSF Every solar flare that erupts and every bit of ...

Activity is expected to peak sometime in 2025, and until then, it will continue to spew out solar flares from sunspots all across its surface. On top of causing radio blackouts, we’ve also seen ...

This phase is characterized by an increase in sunspots and solar flares, impacting Earth through geomagnetic storms that can disrupt satellites, power grids, and communicatio... In May 2024 ...

NASA recently announced that as of late October, the Sun has reached solar maximum: a repeating crescendo of solar activity that often comes with increased solar flares. True to form, it seems ...

The Sun seems unchanging, but solar flares, prominences, and sunspots often pop up and disappear. Safely observing the Sun can be both fun and rewarding. Observing, The Moon, The Sun ...