A New Sun Cycle Promises Relatively Calm Space Weather For The Next Decade
The sun can affect people's electronics, the power grid and communications and navigation systems. But scientists predict that for the next decade or so, the Sun's activity will not be too disruptive.
Giant flares and eruptions from the Sun can cause --and stormy space weather can interfere with everything from satellites to the electrical grid to airplane communications. Now, though, there's good news for people who monitor the phenomenon--the Sun has passed from one of its 11-year activity cycles into another, and scientists predict that the new cycle should be just
