It's good news for aurora chasers as peak auroral activity occurs a few years after solar maximum, according to Brekke. This ...

Solar and wind power are more popular among Americans than nuclear power or fossil fuels, according to a May survey from Pew ...

We may still see increased levels of activity in the coming year, and we still may not have reached the absolute peak of the solar cycle. We won't truly know when the maximum occurred until solar ...

The sun, and the intense magnetic activity it generates that causes the northern lights, waxes and wanes on an 11-year-long ...

Scientists use sunspots to measure activity on the Sun, determining the progress of its solar cycle. Side by side images from NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory highlight the difference in the ...

marking another year or more of increased solar activity. The solar cycle is a natural, roughly 11 year, period the Sun goes through as it transitions between low and high magnetic activity.