The Sun's activity typically peaks at solar maximum, but there's an even more dangerous stage it could enter, and with ...

Solar maximum is one reason the northern lights are big news right now. The sun has a roughly 11-year solar cycle, during which our star's activity waxes and wanes. This activity includes solar ...

Most of the time, the Earth and Sun’s magnetic fields are misaligned, leaving our planet’s field less open to the aurora-causing effects of the solar wind. However, towards the equinox, the two fields ...

According to Space.com, NASA solar physicist David Hathaway's 75-year study reveals that March has more geomagnetically ...

This year's solar maximum is expected to be much stronger than the last one in 2014, which was uncharacteristically weak, said Allison Jaynes, associate professor of physics and astronomy at the ...

Oct. 15, 2024 — Experts have announced that the Sun has reached its solar maximum period, which could continue for the next year. Scientists will not be able to determine the exact peak of this ...