Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Officially, solar maximum is defined as the peak month of a given solar cycle, based on monthly sunspot numbers. More specifically ...

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 ...

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 ...

The first rumblings of the sun's next 11-year solar cycle have been detected in sound waves inside our home star—even though it is only halfway through its current one. This existing cycle is now at ...

Solar scientists have spotted indications that the next solar cycle is beginning. That is despite the fact that it isn't due for another six years, and the current solar cycle (Cycle 25) is still in ...

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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Eric Mack is a reporter covering science, sustainability and space. The most powerful solar flare seen in nearly twenty years and ...

If you're a stargazer, prepare yourself for an uptick in northern lights activity amid the peak of the current solar cycle. For the next year or more, the likelihood of seeing the northern lights, ...

The sun is powered by the nuclear fusion of hydrogen to helium, deep within its core. Above the sun's surface, however, a different force dominates: electromagnetism. This force is responsible for ...

The first rumblings of the Sun's next 11-year solar cycle have been detected in sound waves inside our home star -- even though it is only halfway through its current one. This existing cycle is now ...