Periods of low solar activity, such as the Maunder Minimum, have been correlated with cooler temperatures and glacial advances.

I have some advice: First, take a deep breath. You seem to be having a panic attack. There is no climate crisis. The earth has been slowly warming since the Maunder Minimum of 1700. The earth is ...

More information: V. M. S. Carrasco et al, Understanding Solar Activity after the Maunder Minimum: Sunspot Records by Rost and Alischer, The Astrophysical Journal (2024). DOI: 10.3847/1538-4357/ad3fb9 ...

Scientists analyzed famed astronomer Johannes Kepler’s 1607 sketches of sunspots to solve a mystery about the sun’s solar cycle that has persisted for centuries.

Given that the longest solar cycle ever recorded within the past three centuries lasted for 14 years, it’s time to find another scientific precursor for the Maunder Minimum, Hayakawa said.

Given that the longest solar cycle ever recorded within the past three centuries lasted for 14 years, it’s time to find another scientific precursor for the Maunder Minimum, Hayakawa said.

But with the first telescope observations of the Sun only arriving a few decades before the Maunder minimum, data is hard to come by. Good thing, then, that we have German astronomer Johannes Kepler.

“Kepler’s legacy extends beyond his observational prowess; it informs ongoing debates about the transition from regular solar cycles to the Maunder Minimum, a period of extremely reduced solar ...

But, there’s also fluctuation between cycles—some periods are more intense, and others, like the three decade Maunder minimum in the late 1600s, are almost entirely devoid of sunspots.

Aurora records in royal chronicles from Korea show that during the 'Maunder Minimum' between 1645 and 1715, the sun's solar cycles became several years shorter than they are today.