The Sun goes through an 11-year cycle of activity, from relatively quiet times with few sunspots, for example, to peaks of activity.
We are approaching such a solar maximum right now. Within a few months, astrophysicists expect to see the crescendo, when the Sun's magnetic field actually flips its polarity before continuing on its merry way.
Wednesday, August 7, 2013
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