Sun breaks out with record number of sunspots, sparking solar storm concerns - Space.com
Dana A. Goward, FRIN
Advisory Board Member @ University of Alabama ACCEPT | NSF Research Traineeship
What's New: Many scientists predicted this would be a relatively quiet solar cycle, but it is turning out to be one of the most active.?
Why It's Important: Solar activity can disrupt GPS and other GNSS signals, potentially for days. If strong enough they can even destroy satellites.
What to Know:
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The sun hasn't produced this many sunspots in a single month since 2002.
The sun produced over 160 sunspots in June, the highest monthly number in more than two decades.
The data confirm that the current?solar cycle , the 25th since records began, is picking up intensity at a much quicker pace than?NASA and the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) forecasted , sparking concerns of severe?space weather ?events in the months and years to come.
While the space agencies predicted a maximum monthly number of sunspots during the 25th solar cycle's maximum to reach a modest 125, the star is now on a trajectory to peak at just under 200 monthly sunspots, and some scientists think?this peak may arrive in just one year .
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