It turns out that what’s behind the solar cycle is these periodic changes in the Sun’s magnetic field. (It’s important to note here that the eleven-year cycle is technically the “sunspot ...

Even if the specific monthly peak of the cycle has passed, it doesn't mean solar activity is over. Strong solar activity ...

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

Their presence is a clue to where the sun is in its 11-year solar cycle, with astronomers counting them every day since 1610. During the solar cycle, the number of sunspots waxes and wanes.

The sun was well observed during the period of the Maunder Minimum and this lack of sunspots is well documented. This period of solar inactivity corresponded to a climatic period called the ‘Little ...