Representatives from NASA, the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the international Solar Cycle Prediction Panel made the announcement at a news conf

Brace yourselves, Earthlings: NASA, the NOAA, and the Solar Cycle Prediction Panel have officially declared that solar maximum is now underway.

We can expect additional aurora displays and potentially more impacts to technology over the next year or two, according to NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.