One way to track the solar cycle is by counting the number of sunspots, which are dark, cooler patches on the Sun’s surface.

This week, the NASA Sun & Space account shared this on Twitter amid concerns about the solar minimum. "The Sun goes through regular cycles of high & low activity. This cycle affects the frequency of ...

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 ...