Solar Cycle 25 is underway and the increased activity on the sun is responsible for geomagnetic storms causing the northern lights to be visible much further south than normal. But is the activity ...

In 2025, the Solar Maximum of Solar Cycle 25 is expected to bring increased sunspots, solar flares and coronal mass ejections ...

The Sun fuels life on Earth, exerting influence over our planet's varied dynamic systems. But our host star has its own dynamics, too. We know that the Sun periodically ejects boiling-hot plasma, in ...

Solar Maximum 2025 is the expected peak of solar activity in Solar Cycle 25, characterized by heightened sunspots, solar flares, and coronal mass ejections. This peak is anticipated around mid to late ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. This split image shows the difference between an active Sun ...

Solar flares, the sudden bursts of radiation that erupt from the Sun’s atmosphere, have become a topic of intense scrutiny ...

While much of the nation is predicted to be mild, the Almanac foresees a chilly and snowy winter in North Carolina. Published each September since 1792, The Old Farmer's Almanac contains weather ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. This article is more than 3 years old. Northern lights are ...

The closest star to us, the Sun, it is a very violent and unpredictable object. From the near constant solar activity, flares and coronal mass ejections (CME), we really are at the mercy of this ...

The Westbrooks’ two-story home in Fairview, Texas, has become a pilgrimage of sorts for those contemplating solar design and ...

The sun may be 93 million miles (149 million kilometers) away from Earth, but commotions on our nearest star have consequences much closer to home, which is why scientists have a keen interest in ...

Giant flares and eruptions from the sun can cause space weather, and stormy space weather can interfere with everything from satellites to the electrical grid to airplane communications. Now, though, ...