Two consecutive years of record-setting spotlessness adds up to a very deep solar minimum, indeed.”What does all of this mean? Here’s everything you need to know about the Sun, the solar cycle, and what a deep solar minimum means for us. (Photo by ... [+] Owen Humphreys/PA Images via Getty Images) PA Images via Getty ImagesHow does the solar cycle affect Earth? Just as solar maximum sees many sunspots, the trough of solar minimum features zero sunspots—and that’s what’s going on now. However, it’s been continuing rather longer than expected, which means the Sun is in the midst of a particularly deep solar minimum.

Source: Forbes May 13, 2020 01:52 UTC