The level of solar activity has dropped to its lowest level in 3.5 years
The average monthly sunspot number, which has been measured consistently since 1749 and is a leading indicator of solar activity, fell to 78.2 in the first two months of 2026. This is the lowest figure since August 2022, when a value of 74.6 was recorded.
Comet C/2026 A1 (MAPS), falling toward the Sun, will become visible to the naked eye a few days before its demise
Comet C/2026 A1 (MAPS), likely a fragment of the Great Comet of 1106, now has no chance of escaping its previously predicted fate. Exactly 30 days from now, on April 4, 2026, the celestial body will impact the Sun.
The Worm Moon will coincide with a total lunar eclipse today
Today marks the third full moon this year. If you're lucky enough to see the moon in the sky between 09:50 and 13:17 UTC, you'll see a lunar eclipse, which will also be total from 2:04 PM to 3:03 PM.
Object 3I/Atlas will pass at its closest distance to Jupiter in exactly two weeks
On March 16, 2026, events will take place in the eventful life of the comet and, concurrently, the alien spacecraft 3I/Atlas (aka C/2025 N1 ATLAS). The object will be located at its closest approach to Jupiter, the largest planet in the Solar System.
The sun returns to a calm state
The sun is gradually returning to its original state of depression, from which even the appearance of two groups of sunspots at once could not bring it out.
The Sun experienced its strongest flare in two weeks
Solar activity continues to recover quite quickly after the dip in mid-month. M-flares have just begun—an M2.3 event is currently occurring in a new region to the south.
Solar activity has recovered
As of early Wednesday, it's clear that solar activity has resumed. Yesterday's search for the source of the flares was in the wrong place. This year, there will be a different queen. Everything happening on the chart has nothing to do with 4366. A new young region is emerging in the south.
The solar region that set a record for the current century is returning to Earth
The Sun has completed its third consecutive sunspot-free day, which will likely be its final one. The deepest dip in solar activity since 2021 will likely be interrupted most dramatically tomorrow or the day after—spot group 4366, which set a 21st-century record for the number of strong flares earlier this month, is returning from behind the eastern edge of the Sun toward Earth.
All sunspots have disappeared from the sun
Not a single spot, even the smallest, is currently visible on the side of the Sun facing Earth. The star is a perfect disk without any peculiarities.
A strong flare was recorded on the left edge of the Sun
Around 8:00 AM Moscow time, a rather powerful solar flare was unexpectedly detected. The peak emission occurred at 7:35 AM Moscow time. The measured magnitude was M2.4.