Galileo studied sunspots, sketching pictures of the changing pattern of spots on the Sun over time. In this activity, students will study the nature of sunspot cycles. Lead a class discussion about ...

In direct contradiction to the official forecast, a team of scientists is predicting that the Sunspot Cycle that started this fall could be one of the strongest since record-keeping began. In direct ...

The creation and emergence of tilted, bipolar sunspot pairs and their subsequent decay and dispersal through flux transport processes determine the properties of the solar magnetic cycle 6,12,13,14,15 ...

If you want to finally see the Northern Lights, your chances are going to be increasing over the next several years. We are now heading into the peak of a solar cycle. The peak of a solar cycle has ...

Enjoy our stormy sun while it lasts. When our star drops out of its latest sunspot activity cycle, the sun is most likely going into hibernation, scientists announced today. Three independent studies ...

The cycle may result in dramatic space weather that could disrupt communications and power grids here on Earth. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s ...

Matt Penn is grateful for whatever the sun will give him. These days, that isn’t much. Penn’s job, as a solar astronomer, is to track the waxing and waning of sunspots on the solar surface. These dark ...

To construct and evaluate graphs of the current sunspot cycle. Galileo studied sunspots, sketching pictures of the changing pattern of spots on the Sun over time. In this activity, students will study ...