So it was with some fanfare that they recently announced that the sun had transitioned into Solar Cycle 25. But what exactly does that mean? Does the Sun’s changing face make much difference to ...

thanks to our very active sun. Solar activity waxes and wanes on an 11-year cycle. The current cycle, known as Solar Cycle 25, began in December 2019 and is still in its maximum phase, experts say.

From this graph, we can see that Solar Cycle 25 (from 2019 to present) has already exceeded the size of Solar Cycle 24. The largest individual sunspot month of the cycle so far, August 2024, had a ...

New research suggests that the unexpected intensity of the ongoing solar maximum may be partly tied to a lesser-known, ...

Researchers identify a concealed solar cycle that may spark more intense space weather, but it might benefit science and tech ...

the sun unleashed the strongest solar flare to date. Solar cycle 25 began in December 2019 and is now approaching solar maximum, NASA said — a period when eruptions are active. “This one ...

The Sun goes through an 11-year cycle of activity ... We have currently just passed the maximum of Solar Cycle 25 and see hints that Solar Cycle 26 is gearing up, so it is probably going to ...

The sun was caught bursting out a huge quantity of helium-3, an isotope that's scarce in our solar system. Europe's Solar Orbiter spacecraft has chronicled the development of the magnetic escape ...

Related: The sun in 2025: How the solar cycle will shape our year ahead At the start of Solar Cycle 25, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Space Weather Prediction Center ...