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During a solar maximum, the Sun gives off more heat and is littered with sunspots.
Less heat in a solar minimum is due to a decrease in magnetic waves which travel through deep space.
Over the past year, the Sun has moved into its solar maximum phase, and it could reach its peak in the coming years.
When it does, it will release more solar flares which could prove to be bad for Earth s technology.
Facts about the Sun (Image: EXPRESS)
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Rami Qahwaji, Professor of Visual Computing in the Faculty of Engineering and Informatics at the University of Bradford, who invented a system NASA uses to analyse sunspots and predict solar flares, says technology could suffer when the solar maximum reaches its expected peak in 2025.
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