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 ...
The sun’s 11-year solar cycle has officially reached its “maximum phase,” according to a press release from multiple federal agencies. NASA, along with the NOAA and other agencies, made the ...
NASA says the sun is in the highly active "maximum phase" of its 11-year solar cycle. That means there will probably be big solar storms bringing beautiful aurora in the next year or so. Solar ...
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Scientists anticipate that the maximum phase will last another year or so before the Sun enters the declining phase, which leads back to solar minimum. Since 1989, the Solar Cycle Prediction Panel — ...
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, ...
The sun’s solar weather has caused several atmospheric events since entering its solar maximum phase on Oct. 15, according to NASA. The phenomenon happens about every 11 years as the sun's shifting ...
Images from NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory highlight the appearance of the Sun at solar minimum (left, Dec. 2019) versus solar maximum (right, May 2024). These images are in the 171 wavelength of ...