Experts warn that the sun's next "solar maximum" could be more powerful and arrive sooner than expected. Scarlett Johansson ...

As sunspots emerge on the sun's surface close to its equator, their orientations will match the old magnetic field, while sunspots forming closer to the poles will have a magnetic field matching the ...

The arrival of solar maximum was a key reason for the spike, but other factors were also at play. The number of X-class solar flares — the most powerful and potentially dangerous class of solar ...

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

Auroras have long mystified humanity. Now that we know what they are and why they happen, we can better predict how best to ...

As Dr. Renate Mauland-Hus explains, the solar maximum will continue until mid-2025. This phase will see increased aurora ...

What is space weather, what causes it, and how does it affect humans? Physicist Robyn Millan, who co-chaired a recent ...

In fact, the Sun isn’t expected to meet the “solar maximum” until sometime in 2025. So, until that happens, we should expect our star’s energy output to continue. But what exactly does ...

The sun is at the peak of its 11-year cycle. That means an uptick in solar flares will lead to more chances to see the northern lights over the next couple of years.

Traditional methods which rely on human analysis of solar images and data, often provide less accurate and timely forecasts.

They occur in regions of the sun with strong magnetic fields, usually near sunspots and are more frequent during the solar maximum, when the sun is at its most active. "The sun, like our own ...