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The activity of these cycles is driven on the one hand by magnetic fields, caused by the Sun\u2019s rotation, and on the other by sunspots on the Sun\u2019s surface. Every 11 years, the Sun\u2019s magnetic field \u201cresets\u201d: it returns to a smoother state and the sunspots almost completely disappear. The length of solar cycles is determined by the convection of solar material moving through the star\u2019s different layers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_text-build-content\" data-testid=\"3OtUMxMdX\">In September 2020, NASA officially announced that the Sun had begun its 25th 11-year solar cycle, after an activity minimum in December 2019. The cycle is expected to reach its peak in July 2025.<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_text-build-content\" data-testid=\"3OtUMxMdX\">The intensity of a solar cycle is measured by the number of sunspots that appear on the surface: the higher the number, the more sustained solar activity is considered to be.<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_text-build-content\" data-testid=\"3OtUMxMdX\">Solar cycle 24 (which began in 2008 and ended in 2019), for example, peaked at 116 sunspots. 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