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Solar minimum and what it means for Earth

06-30-2017


Today’s Video of the Day comes thanks to NASA and features a look at the upcoming solar minimum and what it means for Earth.

About every 11 years, sunspots fade away and usher in a relatively calm period in the sun’s atmosphere. This period is called solar minimum, the sun is currently heading toward this phase of the cycle.

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By Rory Arnold, Earth.com

Source: NASA

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