Brace yourselves, Earthlings: NASA, the NOAA, and the Solar Cycle Prediction Panel have officially declared that solar maximum is now underway. What does that mean? Our Sun is reaching the peak of its ...

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The colossal ball of hot gas at the center of our solar system will be lively for the next year, NASA said. The sun has reached its "solar maximum period," which is a state of heightened activity in ...

The northern lights could be more visible over the next year -- here's why. Representatives from NASA and NOAA announced last week that Sun has entered its solar maximum period, marking another year ...

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The sun is an incomprehensibly gigantic, constantly roiling nuclear furnace—but some days are even busier than others. Based ...