This cluster of sunspots has produced more than 60 solar flares, including several that could spark colorful auroras across parts of the northern U.S.

May and June 2024 saw the highest sunspot numbers on the sun since 2002, but is the peak of the solar cycle here yet? The sun follows an 11-year solar cycle of increasing and decreasing activity.

Sunspot AR3088 put on a striking display of solar activity, unleashing multiple M-class flares as it rotated across and out ...

As you were going on with your daily activities, the sun was pouring out energy by a very complex process known as fusion. The sun converts hydrogen into helium in massive quantities and creates ...

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The sun has seen its most active month for over two decades, with a monthly average of 215.5 sunspots being recorded in August. This is the first time the average monthly sunspot number has exceeded ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The aurora borealis may be visible Thursday night along the U.S.-Canada border. (Space Weather Prediction Center) While February ...