That complexity could mean bigger fireworks ahead. With the sunspot now rotating to face Earth, it could pose a threat for stronger space weather events in the coming days. M-class flares, like those ...

Japan is concerned about China’s acceleration of its military buildup, especially in Japan’s southwestern areas.

Sunspots are the most striking phenomenon of the solar magnetic field. After the invention of the telescope early in the 17th ...

August saw an average of 215.5 sunspots, the first time the average monthly sunspot number has been greater than 200 since September 2001.

Sunspot activity on the Sun has reached its highest level in 23 years, with an average of 215.5 sunspots per day recorded in August 2024, according to Live Science. This surge has far exceeded ...

Higher solar activity brings more radiation, which can damage satellite electronics and force some satellites to deorbit ...

Ask Andrew Why sunspot activity could actually influence hurricane season Researches believe that different solar cycles can actually influence the frequency and intensity of storms in a given season.

The peak of Solar Cycle 25 is coming and it could mean an uptick in geomagnetic storms. Could Tennessee see the aurora borealis again?

The sun will reach solar maximum, or a peak in activity across its 11-year cycle, about a year sooner than originally predicted. Auroras, solar flares and space weather are all expected to increase.

New sunspots and solar flares on the Sun were spotted by NASA and could be an indication that we’re entering a period of increased solar activity. The solar minimum, a period of low activity on ...

Sunspot activity returned to "normal" afterward. Nothing like the Maunder minimum has been seen in the era of telescopes, not even the Dalton minimum from about 1790 to 1830.

August saw an average of 215.5 sunspots, the first time the average monthly sunspot number has been greater than 200 since September 2001.