According to specialists, despite the emergence of two active groups, the Sun has not been able to emerge from this state. "Although some minimal activity is still present, complete calm is not observed for now," the researchers added.
Scientists noted that active center 4366, which exhibited high activity just three weeks ago, has now completely exhausted its energy and is in a state of decay. Forecasts indicate that within the next 5–10 days, the remnants of this area will be absorbed by the Sun.
At the same time, a new active center 4379–4380 is forming on the star, but it is not yet showing any activity.
"The geomagnetic situation is determined by fluctuations in the solar wind, which is currently weakly active. Overall, the Earth's magnetic field is in a calm state. The period from late February to early March 2026 is unlikely to go down in the history of solar physics," the scientists concluded.
Solar Depression
Symptoms of depression in the Sun were observed by specialists at the beginning of the current week. On February 22, the star was spot-free, which last occurred on December 11, 2021, more than four years ago. Scientists emphasize that the observed depression will not be long-lasting and will pass over time.Researchers from the IKI RAS pointed out that spots are an important part of the solar surface and are related to the star's magnetic field. Dark areas arise in places with a high concentration of magnetic flux. Since the energy for solar flares comes from these fields, the number and area of spots reflect the level of solar activity. A complete absence of spots is observed only during extremely low solar activity, usually in years of minimum.
On February 23, no flares were recorded, and on February 24, there was only one. The last significant flare occurred on February 25, when a flare of level M2.4 was recorded on the Sun—the strongest in the last two weeks. "The event is not very powerful, but it is actually the largest flare since February 9, when the previous surge ended," experts noted.
In early February, a powerful storm occurred on the Sun: active region 4366 recorded 66 flares, setting a record for the 21st century. Previously, this record belonged to region 3664 with 64 flares of level M and above.
