When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. These processes follow the solar cycle, an 11-year cycle of increasing and decreasing activity on ...

If you're a stargazer, prepare yourself for an uptick in northern lights activity amid the peak of the current solar cycle. For the next year or more, the likelihood of seeing the northern lights, ...

A massive solar flare unleashed November 11 was one of the strongest on record, experts say—and the Earth-based fallout from weather on our closest star isn’t done yet. The flare—a powerful burst of ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. The night sky in Wisconsin glows with the Northern Lights as ...

The agencies that track sunspot activity say we’re now in peak solar activity, which has a big impact on the amount and southward extent of the Northern Lights. On Oct. 15, 2024 NOAA, NASA and the ...

Earth is nearing the peak of its current solar cycle, and scientists have identified a potential health risk that extends far beyond auroras and satellite disruptions. A newly published peer-reviewed ...