May and June 2024 saw the highest sunspot numbers on the sun since 2002, but is the peak of the solar cycle here yet? The sun follows an 11-year solar cycle of increasing and decreasing activity.

NASA launched the Parker Solar Probe in 2018. While it’s a historic mission due to its speed and its proximity to the sun, it is providing researchers a never-before-seen look at the sun and how it ...

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 ...

Activity on the sun is not constant; it varies along a cycle of about 11 years. The peak of this solar cycle — called solar maximum — is when sunspots, solar flares and coronal mass ejections (CMEs) ...

The colossal ball of hot gas at the center of our solar system will be lively for the next year, NASA said. The sun has reached its "solar maximum period," which is a state of heightened activity in ...

NASA recently announced that as of late October, the Sun has reached solar maximum: a repeating crescendo of solar activity ...

There were significantly more X-class solar flares in 2024 than any other year for at least three decades. The arrival of solar maximum was a key reason for the spike, but other factors were also at ...

Using the Sun's internal sound waves, astronomers are able to measure the speed of migrating belts of plasma on the heavenly body, known as solar torsional oscillation. These rotation bands have a ...

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, ...

The 2025 Northern Lights Photographer of the Year contest, organized by Capture the Atlas, curates 25 images from around the world.