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Solar cycle 25 is the current solar cycle, the 25th since 1755, when extensive recording of solar sunspot activity began. It began in December 2019 with a minimum smoothed sunspot number of 1.8. [ 2 ]
‘Significant change’ in Sun’s activity may come as good news for sky watchers ahead of next year’s solar eclipse
Following is a comparison of the growth of cycle 25 versus cycle 24, using the 13-month sunspot averages, beginning with the months of the respective minimums. Numbers in brackets for cycle 25 indicate the minimum possible value for that month, assuming there are no more sunspots between now (Jan 3, 2024) and six months after the end of the ...
A preliminary consensus by a solar cycle 25 Prediction Panel was made in early 2019. [24] The Panel, which was organized by NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) and NASA, based on the published solar cycle 25 predictions, concluded that solar cycle 25 will be very similar to solar cycle 24. They anticipate that the solar cycle minimum ...
Astronomers have been busy in recent weeks watching activity unfold on the surface of the sun, and a new object has gained their attention. A sunspot has emerged in recent days that is at least ...
Based on current predictions, the aurora could become visible in Northern states — from Washington east across the Great Lakes to upstate New York and Maine — when the storm hits its maximum ...
Part of solar cycle 25 The solar storms of May 2024 (also known as 2024 Mother's Day solar storm [ 1 ] or Gannon storm in memory of Jennifer Gannon , [ 2 ] a space weather physicist [ 3 ] ) were a series of powerful solar storms with extreme solar flares and geomagnetic storm components that occurred from 10–13 May 2024 during solar cycle 25 .
“This current solar cycle seems to be more active than the 2014 peak, but not as active as the 2003 peak.” The sunspots responsible for the May 10 solar storm began much larger (left) before ...