SOLAR CYCLE 25 IS COMING TO LIFE: There's no longer any doubt. Solar Cycle 25 is coming to life. A new sunspot emerged today, crackling with flares and adding to a string of new-cycle active regions spread across the face of the sun. Is Solar Minimum over? Find out the answer on today's edition of Spaceweather.com.
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Above: A new sunspot provisionally numbered AR2770 emerges over the sun's northeastern limb on Aug. 3, 2020. Its magnetic polarity marks it as a member of Solar Cycle 25.