May 15, 2009 — The sun’s sluggish progress into a new 11-year cycle of sunspot activity indicates that the new cycle is likely to be the weakest since 1928, according to a panel of international experts.
May 8, 2009 —The sun has continued to be mainly free of sunspots over the past few months, puzzling solar observers and actually allowing Earth to cool in an otherwise warming climate.
April 10, 2009 — Scientists were fooled last fall when they thought an eerie calm between sunspot cycles had abruptly ended. The sun had been relatively free of sunspots since the last 11-year cycle ended earlier in the year.
April 3, 2009 — An Australian researcher says he has found that nightmares and other bizarre dreams may actually have their origins somewhere in outer space rather than being triggered by watching horror films.
Nov. 14, 2008
New sunspot cycle begins after an eerie calm for several months.
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June 20, 2008
The healing of the ozone hole is likely to affect Earth's surface climate.
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A Calmer Sun Predicted for Several Years - May 15, 2009
Old and New Sunspot Cycles Overlap - May 8, 2009
Solar Activity Stuck In a Rut: Earth Cools - April 10, 2009
Solar Activity May Affect Bizarre Dreaming - April 3, 2009
New Sunspot Cycle Finnally Begins - November 14, 2008
Solar Wind Reaches 50-Year Low - September 26, 2008
A Nearly Sunspot-Free August - September 5, 2008
Filling Ozone Hole Will Change Surface Climate - June 20,2008
Unusual Absence of Sunspots Sparks Climate Concerns - June 13, 2008
Early Solar Spring Heralds Powerful Geomagnetic Storms - January 11, 2008
NASA Discovers Sunniest Spots on Earth - November 30, 2007
Antarctic Ozone Hole Shrinks in 2007 - October 5, 2007
Antarctic Ozone Hole Forms Unusually Early - August 21, 2007
Solar Cycle Now at Lowest Level of Activity - July 27, 2007
Next Solar Cycle Predictions - March 23, 2007
Solar Storm Causes Auroras and Radio Blackouts - December 22, 2006
Solar Storm Rushes Toward Earth - December 15, 2006
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