So it was with some fanfare that they recently announced that the sun had transitioned into Solar Cycle 25. But what exactly does that mean? Does the Sun’s changing face make much difference to ...

Solar cycle 25 began in December 2019 and is now approaching solar maximum, NASA said — a period when eruptions are active. “This one deserves a close-up,” NASA Solar Science posted on ...

A busy series of northern lights activity will soon come to a peak as the sun reaches its solar maximum stage in the coming ...

As August 2024 set another 20-year high for sunspot numbers on the sun, recent solar flares have yet to top two solar flares from September 2017. One of these flares, which took place seven years ago ...

As I write this, Supercon 2023 is in full swing down in Pasadena — 80 degrees and sunny at the moment, as opposed to 50 and pouring rain where I am, not that I’m bitter. Luckily, though, we ...

The star then switches back again. The sun's current cycle, Solar Cycle 25, officially began in early 2019. At the time, the National Atmospheric and Oceanic Administration's (NOAA) Space Weather ...

We are currently in Solar Cycle 25, which was forecast to be weak, like the preceding Solar Cycle 24. However, it appears ...

A few years ago the former predicted that the new Solar Cycle 25 would be fairly inactive while the latter predicted it could be one of the strongest on record. Recent headlines basically trump ...

An intense solar flare could spark aurora chances across nearly half of the country late Sunday night — here’s what to know.

The northern lights are most likely to be visible between 10pm and 2am, according to NOAA. Your best bet is to try to find a park, beach, or somewhere as far as possible from bright city lights. Once ...

For those seeking the northern lights, current forecasting shows viewing will likely be limited to those in the northernmost United States.

Earth is currently approaching the peak of Solar Cycle 25, in which more sunspots with intense magnetic activity are expected, according to NOAA. Impactful space weather events are possible ...