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

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.

The sunspot region 4366 fired off dozens of powerful solar flares in 24 hours, including the single strongest flare since ...

A new sunspot group has quickly grown and is spewing out the most intense type of solar flare. Effects on Earth are forecast ...

Sunspots are planet-sized regions on the sun's surface that have increased magnetic shields and often appear dark or black on the surface of our star. These spots are often the originating point of ...

Eric Mack has been a CNET contributor since 2011. Eric and his family live 100% energy and water independent on his off-grid compound in the New Mexico desert. Eric uses his passion for writing about ...

On a dynamic planet like Earth, it can be easy for drivers of change to go unnoticed – but scientists have now established and investigated an unexpected link between the Sun and our homeworld.

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 ...