{
  "id": 8737445,
  "title": "To understand the solar cycle, notice how the sun sleeps",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/to-understand-the-solar-cycle-notice-how-the-sun-sleeps",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-20T17:20:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-09-solar-sun.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The sun is such a constant in our lives that it can be difficult to imagine our star ever changing. But the sun can be quite variable. There are times when its magnetic field is turbulent and generates many sunspots and other times when it is quiet and dormant. Since the 1800s, we've known that these active and passive periods follow an 11-year pattern known as the solar cycle. But even after…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Universe Today",
        "title": "To Understand The Solar Cycle, Notice How The Sun Sleeps",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/to-understand-the-solar-cycle-notice-how-the-sun-sleeps",
        "published": "2026-09-18T15:29:33.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}