Solar observations research involves several aspects of observing solar activity at various wavelengths. The primary types of solar activity of interest are those that have direct effects on the Earth ...

The European Space Agency (ESA) has released an audio-visual representation of solar activity over the last three years, ...

We look ahead to 2025 as the sun ramps up its activity, driven by the peak of the current solar cycle. 2024 was a busy year for solar news, but what can we expect from 2025? In April, a total ...

A pair of European satellites rocketed into orbit Thursday on the first mission to create artificial solar eclipses through fancy formation flying in space. A new mid-infrared image from the NASA ...

a period of heightened solar activity and sunspot frequency that occurs during the sun's approximately 11-year solar cycle. During the solar maximum period, the sun emits more energized particles ...

Concerning natural factors that impact climate, the IPCC only modeled two natural factors, ignoring a number of others: volcanic activity and solar irradiance (solar activity). Interestingly, despite ...

It’s not true. Solar maximum is not confirmed to be arriving sooner than expected. Years ago this peak in the sun’s activity—something that occurs roughly every 11 years—was predicted to o ...

When solar activity slows, Earth’s magnetosphere remains ... behind auroral activity is the Russell-McPherron effect, a concept introduced by scientists at UCLA in 1972. It explains why auroras ...

Scientists have observed more than a dozen sunspot regions puncturing the sun’s surface right now, a harbinger of increased solar activity heading into the New Year.

This gave millions around the world their first view of the aurora. In October, high levels of solar activity once again triggered a strong geomagnetic storm at Earth, offering another widespread ...