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

The Northern Lights could be visible as far south as New York and Idaho tonight due to a "coronal hole" sending streams of ...

The Northern Lights were captured in stunning photos in Merseyside. The phenomenon was visible in certain parts of the region ...

The Met Office has revealed where and when to see the Northern Lights tonight after a spectacular aurora display ...

Aurora Watch, the service monitoring atmospheric conditions in the UK, confirmed there was a likely chance of the Northern ...

A minor geomagnetic storm is forecast for Wednesday March 5. Chances remain strong for seeing the aurora borealis in the ...

The Northern Lights could be visible across the UK tonight (Wednesday, March 26) and experts have issued a 'red alert' to ...

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

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 ...

The Northern Lights are expected to be exceptionally visible this March, particularly around March 20. NASA and NOAA predict increased auroral activit ...