The sun is reaching a solar maximum. Here's what that could mean for Iowa and our chances to see the aurora borealis, known ...

Cosmic rays coming from outside the Solar System bring these particles closer to the Sun, where they experience changes ...

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 ...

High solar activity levels have historically been linked to warmer temperatures, on average, across Earth, according to the ...

As the sun continues to peak during its solar cycle, it is likely we’ll only see more of these sunspots appearing on the sun’s surface, and many of them even explode in solar flares of coronal ...

This intense heat causes the sun to continuously emit a ... the sun reaches its solar maximum when solar activity is at its highest in its 11-year cycle. During a solar maximum, the massive ...

The Sun is reaching the peak of its 11-year activity cycle and the number of sunspots, flares and storms is expected to increase. Now, in a yet-to-be peer-reviewed study, researchers at the ...

magnetic activity picks up, magnetic lines of force move to high latitudes, increasing the number of sunspots there. The process continues for the back half of the solar cycle as the poles ...

Summer is predicted to bring continued heat, with rainfall remaining near or slightly below normal levels. This warming trend ...

Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Jamie Carter is an award-winning reporter who covers the night sky. It’s not true. Solar maximum is not confirmed to be arriving sooner ...