The Aurora Borealis has made notable appearances across the UK this year, with sightings recorded in unexpected locations including Dorset, Essex, Cambridgeshire, and Berkshire. This natural light show is expected to reach its peak intensity during 2025, coinciding with the solar maximum. “Activity on the sun, and in particular the number of visible sunspots, varies over roughly an 11-year period, known as the solar cycle,” explains Krista Hammond, Manager at the Met Office Space Weather Operations Centre (MOSWOC). With the last solar minimum recorded in December 2019, solar activity is now on an upward trajectory. The Science Behind the Spectacle … Continue reading Aurora Borealis Illuminates UK: Rare Sightings in Southern England as Solar Maximum Approaches