Twice As Many Solar Flares? Solar Max May Double Peak | Video

Tuesday, March 5, 2013 - 09:30 in Astronomy & Space

Maximum solar activity (increased amounts of sun flares, sunspots, prominences and coronal mass ejections) is cyclic. 2013 should be the 11-year peak but the Sun is not presenting that way. Researchers think twin peaks may carry into 2014.

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