NASA
NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory: Year 7 Ultra HD (4k)
The Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) has now captured nearly seven years worth of ultra-high resolution solar footage. This time lapse shows that full run from two of SDO's instruments. The large orange sun is visible light captured by...
NASA
NASA | Solar Cycle
The number of sunspots increases and decreases over time in a regular, approximately 11-year cycle, called the sunspot cycle. The exact length of the cycle can vary. It has been as short as eight years and as long as fourteen, but the...
Next Animation Studio
New research debunks link between solar cycle and North Atlantic winter weather
Research published in Nature Geoscience presents new evidence that debunks the existence of a correlation between solar activity and winter weather in the North.
National Science Foundation
National Science Foundation: Science in Motion: Stormy Weather on the Sun?
A look at potential problems that could develop during a cycle of strong sunspot activity. [57]