Something is up with the sun. It has begun to behave very
erratically, and scientists don't know quite what to make of it.
Sunspot activity appears to be slowing down with each new cycle and
absolutely gigantic holes have started to appear in the sun. At the
moment, the sun is approaching the peak of its 11 year cycle, and an
increasing number of scientists are becoming concerned about what the
next cycle will bring. If sunspot activity continues to diminish, could
the sunspot cycle eventually die altogether? Is it possible that we
could be approaching another ice age? Even worse, could the
increasingly erratic behavior of the sun be an indication that the sun
is dying? Traditionally, scientists have taught that the sun won't die
until billions of years from now, but in recent years astronomers have
observed stars similar to our own sun suddenly begin to behave very
erratically and then rapidly die. Is it possible that the same thing
could happen to our sun?
It is a fact that the current solar cycle has been the weakest in 100 years. This has many scientists searching for answers
http://www.skyandtelescope.com/community/skyblog/newsblog/The-Weakest-Solar-Cycle-in-100-Years-216752671.html
It is a fact that the current solar cycle has been the weakest in 100 years. This has many scientists searching for answers
http://www.skyandtelescope.com/community/skyblog/newsblog/The-Weakest-Solar-Cycle-in-100-Years-216752671.html
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