Diagram showing the whole of Solar Cycles 23 and 24, and the first half of Cycle 25. For each cycle, the band of faster rotation starts well before the magnetic activity for that cycle.

Scientists are keeping a close eye on the sun, and you might be surprised to learn that even if we've passed the peak of ...

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 ...

For instance, Solar Cycle 24 saw its largest solar flares (X13.3 and X11.9) three years after its 2014 maximum, in 2017. As of mid-December 2024, the strongest solar flare of Solar Cycle 25 was an ...

In Solar Cycle 24, for example, two peaks occurred: one in 2012 and another in 2014. While these double peaks are relatively rare, they have been observed multiple times throughout solar history.

Solar belt rotation during Solar Cycles 23 and 24, and the first half of Cycle 25. For each cycle, the band of faster rotation starts well before the magnetic activity for that cycle.

The new 11-year cycle, called Solar Cycle 24, is expected to build gradually, with the number of sunspots and solar storms reaching a maximum by 2011 or 2012, though devastating storms can occur ...

The NOAA's Space Weather Predict Center said the current solar cycle is also stronger than the previous (Solar Cycle 24, 2008-2019), which explains in part why auroras have been much more widely ...

Our sun has officially hit its solar maximum, with increased rates of auroras and solar flares expected in the coming months, NASA has announced. The sun goes through 11-year cycles of activity ...

The Solar Cycle 25 Prediction Panel, an international group of experts co-sponsored by NASA and NOAA, announced that solar minimum occurred in December 2019, marking the start of a new solar cycle.

The sun has been unleashing a series of intense solar flares in recent weeks and much of last year as scientists forecast the sun has reached its solar maximum, an 11-year cycle.