Earth dwellers are all too familiar with seasonal changes, but have you ever wondered whether the sun has its own seasons? Apparently, it does. Although that ball of fire in the sky doesn’t have four seasons each year like we’re accustomed to, it still experiences seasons. Every two years, the sun goes through a seasonal change, waxing and waning with bands of strong magnetic fields, according to a new study by researchers for the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR). Affecting the 11-year solar cycle, this behavior can amplify or weaken solar storms depending on the movement.
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