A century's worth of data could help predict future solar cycle activity

Research conducted by an international team of astronomers from Southwest Research Institute, Aryabhatta Research Institute ...
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What will happen when the solar activity declines in the descending phase of Solar Cycle 25?

One way to track the solar cycle is by counting the number of sunspots, which are dark, cooler patches on the Sun’s surface.
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Solar activity increases as X class flare sends CME toward Earth

An X-class solar flare has produced an Earth-directed coronal mass ejection, increasing solar activity and raising the likelihood of geomagnetic impacts within 24 hours.
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Tracking Extreme Solar Activity Across Three Solar Rotations

How can astronomers observe and study the Sun’s activity in the most efficient way despite the Sun and Earth orbiting each ...
The Gazette

The sun's solar activity has little effect on global warming, NOAA report highlights

Climate data in a report published by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Climate.gov website found that the sun’s solar activity, including overall brightness and ...
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Our Sun Is Becoming More Active And NASA Doesn't Know Why

At the end of the last solar cycle in 2019, the official predictions were that the next cycle would be just as mild as its predecessor. Those predictions were wrong. The current Solar Cycle 25 ...
Space.com

Sun unleashes powerful X-flare, CME hits Earth sparking severe geomagnetic storm

The sun sure has woken up this week, unleashing a powerful X-class solar flare on Jan. 18 that hurled a colossal, fast-moving ...