Comment: More so considering how, with Earth's weakening magnetic field, even relatively moderate solar flares have been shown to disrupt groundbased instruments: (2023) Powerful Solar storm has unusually strong impact on Earth, delays SpaceX rocket launch, stalls oil rigs in Canada
It may seem like a massive ball of fiery, thermonuclear chaos, but there's actually a fairly predictable rhythm to the sun.
Similar to Earth's seasonal changes, the yellow dwarf star's powerful electromagnetic fluctuations follow a roughly 11-year cycle of ebbs and flows.
Comment: Except this 'fairly predictable rhythm' has not yet been fully figured out: NOAA scientists finally admit their solar cycle 25 predictions are WRONG, peak is approaching faster than expected
Although astronomers still aren't quite sure why this happens, it's certainly observable โ and recent activity definitely indicates the sun is heading towards its next "solar maximum" later this year.
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