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We know that the sun has entered its peak phase of activity, called solar maximum. But are we still in it, or is solar maximum already behind us? Let's see what the data has to say. However, the ...

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, ...

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 ...

The report pointed out that the sun’s energy output changes over multiple time scales, however, the most regular solar activity pattern, and the most important to humans, is an 11-year cycle of ...

NASA's Parker Solar Probe has successfully swung around the Sun for the 27th time. The spacecraft matched its previous record ...

With the solar cycle set to peak earlier than predicted, the sun's corona should look its spectacular spiky best for April 8's total solar eclipse. When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...

The probe completed its 27th closest approach to the Sun this March.