For example, the terminator at the start of Solar Cycle 24 happened later than expected, which allowed for less magnetic field growth during Solar Cycle 24, resulting in a weaker solar maximum ...

For example, the terminator at the start of Solar Cycle 24 happened later than expected, which allowed for less magnetic field growth during Solar Cycle 24, resulting in a weaker solar maximum ...

They have dubbed this the "Terminator" event. The sun is known to experience solar cycles of approximately 11-year periods, in the middle of which it reaches a solar maximum.

But for aliens in other solar systems, our doomsday scenario may be their everyday — and life might get along just fine.In a new study, astronomers propose that extraterrestrial life could exist ...

In fact, this is likely the status quo on the nearest exoplanet beyond our solar system and on many other Earth-like planets. And often on these worlds, it appears the best place to be is ...