When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Solar maximum refers to the highest rate of solar activity during the sun's approximately 11-year ...

Eclipse season is basically the astrological equivalent of the universe grabbing the aux cord and saying, “Actually, new playlist.” While lunar eclipses tend to serve the drama of endings and ...

Solar seasons are determined by the amount of light within a season. Solar winter, which runs from early November to early February is the period of the year with the least amount of light. Solar ...

Editor's note: The Feb. 17 annular solar eclipse has come and gone, conjuring a "ring of fire" over Antarctica that was visible to a few humans and a great many penguins. Check out our article on ...

The sun is not a static, tranquil sphere of gas, but an active, turbulent star with magnetic fields that twist and snap in powerful eruptions. Among the most striking and energetic of these eruptions ...

Every 11 years, our sun goes through a cycle of activity known as the solar cycle a natural rhythm of rising and falling sunspot numbers. When the cycle reaches its most active phase, it’s called the ...

Get ready for a spectacular show: A total solar eclipse will occur above the U.S. on the afternoon of April 8. NASA does not certify glasses, so be wary of any manufacturers claiming that to have the ...

NASA recently announced that as of late October, the Sun has reached solar maximum: a repeating crescendo of solar activity that often comes with increased solar flares. True to form, it seems like ...