SOLAR SYSTEM

Detailed explanation-1: -The Solar Cycle: Sunspots increase and decrease through an average cycle of 11 years. Dating back to 1749, we have experienced 23 full solar cycles where the number of sunspots have gone from a minimum, to a maximum and back to the next minimum, through approximate 11 year cycles.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Short Answer: The Sun’s magnetic field goes through a cycle, called the solar cycle. Every 11 years or so, the Sun’s magnetic field completely flips. This means that the Sun’s north and south poles switch places. Then it takes about another 11 years for the Sun’s north and south poles to flip back again.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Sun has its ups and downs and cycles between them regularly. Roughly every 11 years, at the height of this cycle, the Sun’s magnetic poles flip-on Earth, that’d be like if the North and South Poles swapped places every decade-and the Sun transitions from sluggish to active and stormy.

Detailed explanation-4: -The sunspots are caused by the Sun’s gravitational interaction with Jupiter, which has an 11-year orbital period.

Detailed explanation-5: -The sunspot cycle averages about 11 months. In the proton-proton chain, helium atoms are fused into hydrogen. The Sun is actually more luminous at sunspot minimum than at maximum.

Detailed explanation-6: -We’ve now entered Solar Cycle 25, which is the 25th cycle of the Sun since record-keeping began in 1755. Over the years of observing the Sun, we’ve learned that the Sun goes through warming and cooling cycles of about 11 years-which affects weather here on Earth.