The sun is powered by the nuclear fusion of hydrogen to helium, deep within its core. Above the sun's surface, however, a different force dominates: electromagnetism. This force is responsible for ...
The Sun’s magnetic poles are in the middle of an uneven, drawn-out reversal as Solar Cycle 25 moves through its solar maximum phase. NASA and NOAA jointly announced that the current cycle has entered ...
It appears as though the solar maximum has occurred in this solar cycle. NOAA has updated the forecast for the rest of Solar Cycle 25. A solar cycle lasts on average 11 years from bottom to peak and ...
In this handout photo provided by NASA, an MDI image shows giant sunspots 486 and 488. Credit: NASA via Getty Images Beyond their love of radio, amateur radio operators and shortwave radio ...