World Weather, Inc. has used the 11-year and 22-year solar cycle as a leading tool in the prediction of general weather ...

As we approach solar maximum, something strange is happening to the sun's magnetic field. We explore this flip in polarity in ...

Solar activity, particularly the presence of sunspots, has significant implications for both our understanding of the Sun's behavior and its effects on Earth. Over the centuries, variations in ...

Astronomers modeled sunspot activity on a nearby red giant star to learn about its chaotic interior. Sunspots, which are temporarily darkened areas on the surface of the sun, are the result of ...

Another display of the northern lights could be visible this weekend in several U.S. states following a severe solar storm.

“In a world that is now so dependent on electricity and electronics, a similar event has the potential to cause widespread ...

Images captured by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory have revealed that "coronal loops" give off subtle flashes of ...

The Sun is preparing for a major event: the reversal of its magnetic field. This phenomenon marks a turning point in the ...

This approximately 11-year cycle of solar activity is driven by the sun's magnetic field and is measured by how frequent and intense the sunspots visible on the sun's surface are. When solar ...

The colorful northern lights may reveal themselves to a wide swath of Americans Friday night due to an impending solar storm ...