NASA and NOAA, The sun has reached its maximum phase in its 11-year cycle. announced.

The solar cycle is a natural process involving fluctuations in the sun’s magnetic activity, peaking every eleven years. During this period, the Sun’s magnetic poles change position and the Sun goes from a calm state to a more active and stormy phase. When the sun reaches its maximum phase, this is a period when sunspots and explosions increase, and this increase creates observable effects on our Earth.

What happens when the sun reaches its maximum phase?

Sunspots are known as cold areas on the surface of the Sun where magnetic fields are concentrated. These places, The occurrence of solar flares and coronal mass ejections (CME) can cause.

Such events; It can have adverse effects on the Earth’s power grids, GPS systems and communications networks. In particular, the major solar flares that occurred in May 2024 revealed the strongest geomagnetic storm on Earth in the past two decades and extraordinary aurora images.

Jamie Favors of NASA stated that this period offers the opportunity to better understand the sun, but that it can also have effects on Earth. NOAA official Elsayed Talaat stated that the Sun’s current activities have not yet been fully determined, but that this process could take a few more years. As the sun’s activity decreases, it will become clearer when this maximum phase will end.