Suddenly, the sun is eerily quiet: Where did the sunspots go?
Monday, July 21, 2014 - 17:30
in Astronomy & Space
The sun has gone quiet. Almost too quiet. A few weeks ago it was teeming with sunspots, as you would expect since we are supposed to be in the middle of solar maximum-the time in the sun's 11-year cycle when it is the most active.