Why did the world suddenly become obsessed with the northern lights? It seems like not a week goes by without news of solar ...

The sun has seen its most active month for over two decades, with a monthly average of 215.5 sunspots being recorded in ...

One that perhaps doesn’t immediately come to mind is to count how many solar cycles they remember, and since the current cycle 25 is my fourth I guess I’ve seen a few. Cycle 25 is so far ...

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 ...