Has solar maximum already come and gone? Perhaps not. Looking back to the first solar cycle graph shown in this article, we see that Solar Cycle 24 had two peaks — one in 2012, and a second in 2014.

The sun is currently at the maximum of Solar Cycle 24, but as this graph shows, there are far fewer sunspots during this peak than there have been in past cycles. (Image credit: Hathaway/NASA/MSFC) ...

The Sun goes through 11-year cycles during which the number of sunspots and the intensity of solar activity increase and reach a peak, bringing the highest likelihood of intense solar storms.

We are now heading into the peak of a solar cycle. The peak of a solar cycle has more sunspots than in the minimum part of the cycle. Sunspots are the flare-ups on the sun’s surface.

The sun has been unleashing a series of intense solar flares in recent weeks and much of last year as scientists forecast the sun has reached its solar maximum, an 11-year cycle. However, some ...

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Even though the sun's current solar cycle hasn't reached its peak yet, scientists have seen signs that the next 11-year solar cycle is already getting ready for its time to shine.

Aurora records in royal chronicles from Korea show that during the 'Maunder Minimum' between 1645 and 1715, the sun's solar cycles became several years shorter than they are today.

The Sun could be entering a new cycle of activity, potentially as soon as this month, a scientist has said. Our star generates a powerful magnetic field which goes through roughly 11-year-long cycles.

Scientists said the sun is now in its solar maximum, or the peak of its 11-year solar cycle. Hotspots ranked Start the day smarter ☀️ Funniest cap messages Get the USA TODAY app ...

The sun's record-breaking sleep is over. Its eternal "pulse," in which it grows brighter and stormier, then dimmer and quieter in an 11-year rhythm, produced a strangely deep "solar minimum" from ...