Sunspot activity on the Sun has reached its highest level in 23 years, with an average of 215.5 sunspots per day recorded in August 2024, according to Live Science. This surge has far exceeded ...

Incredible new images of the sun's surface provide an unprecedented view of sunspots and other solar activity.

Sunspots are temporary, dark regions on the sun's surface caused by concentrated magnetic activity, which inhibits the flow ...

The sun is most likely going into hibernation as the latest unusual solar readings, including fading sunspots and weakening magnetic activity near the poles suggest that we are headed towards a ...

The sun is becoming more active and may reach peak activity sooner than expected. Solar maximum was predicted to happen in 2025, but sunspot activity has changed that. An unusual burst of sunspots ...

One way to track the waxing and waning activity is by counting the number of temporary dark blotches on the sun’s surface, called sunspots. Sunspots make up “active regions” on the sun ...

If you buy through a BGR link, we may earn an affiliate commission, helping support our expert product labs. Sunspots are planet-sized regions on the sun’s surface that have increased magnetic ...

More visible sunspots mean more active ... although that may be optimistic. “Activity is still on the rise towards solar maximum, so we should continue to see more G4s and possibly G5s before ...

And if increased solar activity is any indication, the next year and a half will be filled with glimmers. Sunspot observations, a key indicator of the likelihood of northern lights, have increased ...

Thanks to some unusual sunspot activity, the northern lights are putting on a show much farther south than usual, giving more people chances to catch a glimpse. From Norway to Scotland to Alaska ...

There's no doubt we've been treated to some remarkable aurora shows this year (the May superstorms and the recent strong activity in October spring to mind) but what if I told you this was only ...