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 ...

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) ...

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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 ...

NASA and NOAA jointly announced that the Sun has reached the peak of its 25th solar cycle, characterized by significantly higher activity than the previous cycle, evidenced by increased auroral ...

On Oct. 15 NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) jointly announced that the sun had entered solar maximum, a stretch of time when its activity is at or near peak. There ...

Heightened solar activity meant 2025 was one of the best years to see the northern lights and capture them on camera.

Our sun has officially hit its solar maximum, with increased rates of auroras and solar flares expected in the coming months, NASA has announced. The sun goes through 11-year cycles of activity, ...

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"The next set of solar cycles will be more active." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Space weather may intensify in the coming ...