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One way to track the solar cycle is by counting the number of sunspots, which are dark, cooler patches on the Sun’s surface.

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. These processes follow the solar cycle, an 11-year cycle of increasing and decreasing activity on ...

Solar activity, manifested primarily through sunspots, solar flares and coronal mass ejections, has long influenced both the near-space environment and terrestrial systems. Over millennia, variations ...

Solar cycles, characterized by fluctuating sunspot activity, occur approximately every 11 years, although their duration varies between 8 and 14 years. The study of solar cycles dates back to the ...

There are many things with spots: Dalmatians, leopards, ladybugs, overripe bananas, and guys with bald spots are all great examples. Another thing with spots is the Sun! That's right! The Sun, as it ...

Scientists charged with predicting the sun's activity for the next 11-year solar cycle say that it's likely to be weak, much like the current one. The current solar cycle, Cycle 24, is declining and ...

Has the Sun’s activity increased or decreased in the last few years? This is what a recent study published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters hopes to address as a team of scientists investigated ...

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After a calm week, the sun erupted again. A powerful M5.1 solar flare burst from an emerging sunspot region, shaking the stillness of space weather and igniting new forecasts of heightened activity.

The Northern Lights may ramp up in intensity for the next 50 years as the sun potentially enters a new long-term phase of heightened activity, suggests a new study by solar scientists. The night sky ...