The sun has a regular heartbeat, and we call it the solar cycle. But it's been a bit of a drama queen lately because it's experiencing a "solar minimum." Translation: fewer sunspots and less solar activity. Solar flares and sunspots usually spice things up, but they've been pretty scarce lately. Scientists have noticed that the Sun's magnetic field is getting all tangled up. This could mean some interesting magnetic storms on Earth, so keep an eye out for crazy auroras! Some folks are even suggesting this could be the start of a "Grand Solar Minimum" where the Sun chills out and we see cooler temperatures on Earth. So, keep those shades handy because the Sun's unpredictable behavior is making the space news headlines! 😎🌌🔭 Credit: Sunspots: By NASA/SDO/HMI – https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/sunearth/news/News092511-ar1302.html, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=16800815 Sun turn: By NASA – http://solarscience.msfc.nasa.gov/surface.shtml, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5858235 launching filament: By NASA/GSFC Visualization Studio, http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/goto?3715, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Close-up_on_launching_filament_(SDO-AIA,_304_%C3%85).ogv Granules-like structure: By NASA/JAXA – http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/solar-b/solar_022.html, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3650739 CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0: Solar Archipelago: By NASA/GSFC – https://flic.kr/p/cvJpdf, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=20711684 Largest Sunspot: By NASA/GSFC – https://flic.kr/p/pvyZdV, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=51482627 CME Erupts: By NASA/GFSFC – https://flic.kr/p/d5UHiu, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=21422679 Solar Flare: By NASA/GSFC – https://flic.kr/p/9iDfHr, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=20077606 Sun with sunspots: By Hans Bernhard (Schnobby), CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=6350712 Animation is created by Bright Side. #brightside —————————————————————————————- Music from TheSoul Sound: https://thesoul-sound.com/ Listen to Bright Side on: Spotify – https://open.spotify.com/show/0hUkPxD34jRLrMrJux4VxV Apple Podcast – https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/idhttps-podcasts-apple-com-podcast-bright-side/id1554898078 —————————————————————————————- Our Social Media: Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/brightside/ Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/brightside.official/ Tik Tok – https://www.tiktok.com/@brightside.official?lang=en Snapchat – https://www.snapchat.com/p/c6a1e38a-bff1-4a40-9731-2c8234ccb19f/1866144599336960 Stock materials (photos, footages and other): https://www.depositphotos.com https://www.shutterstock.com https://www.eastnews.ru —————————————————————————————- For more videos and articles visit: http://www.brightside.me

More There’s Something Strange Going on With the Sun Videos