When you buy through links in our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn commission. (Main) The Sun, which has an 11-year solar cycle (top right) A Helioseismic and Magnetic Imager (HMI) image of a large sunspot that formed on May 5, 2024 (bottom right) A Helioseismic and Magnetic Imager (HMI) image of a… Read More »
The Sun is on the verge of a significant event: a reversal of the magnetic field. This event occurs roughly every 11 years and marks an important stage in human history. solar cycle. The change in polarity indicates the halfway point. solar maximumthe height of solar activity and the beginning of the transition towards solar… Read More »
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific breakthroughs and more. When the sun unleashed an extreme solar storm and slammed into Mars in May, it engulfed the red planet in auroras and a stream of charged particles and radiation, according to NASA. The Sun has… Read More »
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific breakthroughs and more. When the sun unleashed an extreme solar storm and slammed into Mars in May, it engulfed the red planet in auroras and a stream of charged particles and radiation, according to NASA. The Sun has… Read More »
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Colorful weather in parts of the United States, including northern and upper Midwestern states from New York to Idaho, due to a solar storm that could affect Earth, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric… Read More »
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Colorful weather in parts of the United States, including northern and upper Midwestern states from New York to Idaho, due to a solar storm that could affect Earth, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric… Read More »
XILINGOL, CHINA – MAY 12: Northern lights shine over the trees during the Xilingol League in Inner Mongolia, China, on May 12, 2024. People in China have been amazed by the unusual and spectacular display of the northern lights (also known as the aurora borealis), which is the result of an upcoming severe solar storm… Read More »
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. A series of solar flares and coronal mass ejections from the sun have the potential to create dazzling auroras that could be seen as far south as Alabama and Northern California, as well as disrupt… Read More »
If you are on the path of wholeness April 8 total solar eclipse, you will experience a brief period of darkness – wholeness – for a few seconds or minutes. This is the only safe time to look directly at the sun. solar eclipse glasses. If you observe SunIn the corona at totality, you can… Read More »
If solar scientists are not yet eager to observe the sun as it reaches solar maximum in 2024, a newly discovered gamma ray puzzle will intensify that desire. Examining 14 years of data from NASA’s Fermi space telescope, a research team discovered that during the last solar maximum in 2013 and 2014, the sun’s polar… Read More »