Sun news for December 10: High activity from new region

Sun news for December 10, 2024: Sun activity is back up to high. AR3912 and a region in the southeast had a flare duel. Fast solar wind is on the way.

Proba-3: A sun-observing telescope made from 2 satellites

ESA is launching an ambitious spacecraft to study the sun's atmosphere. Proba-3 comprises 2 satellites that will align to form an artificial solar eclipse.

Sun activity archive for November 2024

Sun activity archive for November 2024. A daily record of flaring, big filaments and prominences, and other sorts of activity, on our local star.

Sun officially reaches solar maximum in its 11-year cycle

NASA and NOAA announced on October 15, 2024, that the sun has reached the peak of its 11-year solar cycle, or what is known as solar maximum.

Sun activity archive for October 2024

Sun activity archive for October 2024. A daily record of flaring, big filaments and prominences, and other sorts of activity, on our local star.

Sun activity archive for September 2024

Sun activity archive for September 2024. A daily record of flaring, big filaments and prominences, and other sorts of activity, on our local star.

Probes see fast solar wind getting a magnetic shove

Combined data from ESA and NASA has demonstrated how fluctuations in the sun's magnetic field accelerate and heat the solar wind.

May’s solar storm created a new Van Allen belt

May's solar storm added a new ring - a 3rd Van Allen radiation belt - to Earth. This new Van Allen belt might last from months to years.

Sun activity archive for August 2024

Sun activity archive for August 2024. A daily record of flaring, big filaments and prominences, and other sorts of activity, on our local star.

The next solar cycle – Solar Cycle 26 – is already beginning

Astronomers using helioseismology have peered into the sun to see a pattern indicating the next solar cycle - Solar Cycle 26 - is already beginning.