A scientist who claims waning solar activity in the next 15 years will trigger what some are calling a mini ice age has revived talk about the effects of man-made versus natural disruptors to Earth's ...

Sunspot cycles Images captured by SOHO's Extreme Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope demonstrate the changing face of our Sun. The brightest images occur during the solar maximum when the Sun’s magnetic ...

The Northern Lights are normally seen in various high-latitude parts of the world, including polar regions and in the skies over Britain, but according to new research from the University of Reading, ...

In 1893, English astronomer Edward Walter Maunder brought something to the world’s attention: Between 1645 and 1714, astronomers reported almost no sunspot activity. This solar funk, which has not ...

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. When you purchase ...

The Sun's recent anomalous behavior, including an extended solar minimum and reduced sunspot activity, poses questions about its "normality" for a G2 spectral type star and challenges current ...

The Maunder minimum was a period of extreme reduced solar activity that occurred from about 1640 to 1715. It was named for British astronomers Annie and E. Walter Maunder, who along with the German ...

A new ice age is not actually coming. But you wouldn’t know that based on headlines from places like The Telegraph. The “reasoning” behind the headlines is that a new study suggests the Sun is headed ...