http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. Every 11 years, the sun undergoes a furious upheaval. Dark sunspots burst forth from beneath the sun's surface. Explosions as powerful as a billion atomic bombs spark intense flares of high-energy radiation. Clouds of gas big enough to swallow planets break away from the sun and billow into space. It's a flamboyant display of stellar power. http://www.physorg.com/news175970429.html Space & Earth Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:41:06 EST news175970429 (PhysOrg.com) -- In a breakthrough that will help scientists unlock mysteries of the Sun and its impacts on Earth, an international team of scientists led by the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) has created the first-ever comprehensive computer model of sunspots. The resulting visuals capture both scientific detail and remarkable beauty. http://www.physorg.com/news164553903.html Space & Earth Thu, 18 Jun 2009 15:00:03 EST news164553903 (PhysOrg.com) -- During the Maunder Minimum, a period of diminished solar activity between 1645 and 1715, sunspots were rare on the face of the sun, sometimes disappearing entirely for months to years. At the same time, Earth experienced a bitter cold period known as the "Little Ice Age." http://www.physorg.com/news157041575.html Space & Earth Mon, 23 Mar 2009 15:40:49 EST news157041575 After two-plus years of few sunspots, even fewer solar flares, and a generally eerie calm, the sun is finally showing signs of life. "I think solar minimum is behind us," says sunspot forecaster David Hathaway of the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center. http://www.physorg.com/news145546908.html Space & Earth Mon, 10 Nov 2008 13:41:48 EST news145546908 Astronomers who count sunspots have announced that 2008 is now the "blankest year" of the Space Age. http://www.physorg.com/news142091818.html Space & Earth Wed, 01 Oct 2008 14:56:58 EST news142091818