You could get more opportunities to see supercharged auroras over the next few months, thanks to our very active sun. Solar activity waxes and wanes on an 11-year cycle. The current cycle, known as ...

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The sun’s 11-year solar cycle has officially reached its “maximum phase,” according to a press release from multiple federal agencies. NASA, along with the NOAA and other agencies, made the ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Our sun has officially hit its solar maximum, with increased rates of ...

Images from NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory highlight the appearance of the Sun at solar minimum (left, Dec. 2019) versus solar maximum (right, May 2024). These images are in the 171 wavelength of ...

'We're anticipating another year or so of maximum phase before we really enter the declining phase.' When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...

Scientists anticipate that the maximum phase will last another year or so before the Sun enters the declining phase, which leads back to solar minimum. Since 1989, the Solar Cycle Prediction Panel — ...