The Solar Minimum is a period of significantly reduced activity in the Sun's approximately 11-year solar cycle. During this phase, sunspot numbers decrease,...
The Solar Minimum is the phase in the Sun's approximately 11-year cycle when solar activity, characterized by sunspots, solar flares, and coronal mass ejections, is at its lowest levels.
A Solar Minimum occurs roughly every 11 years, marking the end of one solar cycle and the beginning of the next.
During a Solar Minimum, space weather is quieter, but Earth is exposed to slightly more cosmic radiation due to a weaker solar wind and magnetic field, potentially affecting satellites and astronauts.
While some minor, localized atmospheric changes have been observed, scientific consensus indicates that the Solar Minimum alone does not cause significant long-term global climate change.