SUNSPOTS FROM THE NEXT SOLAR CYCLE: Solar Minimum won't last forever. How do we know? Because this week a cluster of small sunspots from the next solar cycle bubbled up to the surface of the sun. The dark cores didn't last long, but they had the unmistakable magnetic signature of Solar Cycle 25. Visit today's edition of Spaceweather.com for more information.
SOLAR ECLIPSE: As this alert is being written, a total eclipse of the sun is about to begin in South America. Here are some links to live webcasts: #1, #2, #3, #4 in Spanish!
Above: A cluster of ephemeral sunspots with the magnetic signature of Solar Cycle 25.