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Celebrating Solar Cycle 25

September 15, 2020

September 15, 2020

Diagram showing the sun in different stages of the solar cycle

We are now officially in Solar Cycle 25!

A prediction panel co-chaired by NOAA and NASA has determined that the solar minimum between Solar Cycle 24 and 25—the period when the sun is least active—occurred in Dec. 2019.

For more info on what this means for you, check out the following:

What's the Big Deal About Solar Cycles?

Top 5 Times Solar Activity Affected the Earth

How to Safely Stare at the Sun- SOHO, SDO, and GOES-R Instruments