But this solar minimum won't spark another ice age, they say. And that's likely due to climate change. "The warming caused by the greenhouse gas emissions from the human burning of fossil fuels is six ...

Solar activity is likely to be on the decline all the way to 2030, which will mark the end of Solar Cycle 25.

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Climate data in a report published by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Climate.gov website found that the sun’s solar activity, including overall brightness and sunspot ...

The sun is powered by the nuclear fusion of hydrogen to helium, deep within its core. Above the sun's surface, however, a different force dominates: electromagnetism. This force is responsible for ...