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.

In a teleconference with reporters on Tuesday, representatives from NASA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and the international Solar Cycle Prediction Panel announced that the sun has reached its solar maximum period,

The Sun has reached a period of peak activity in an 11-year cycle known as the Solar Maximum, marked by recent geomagnetic storms and near-global aurora light displays.