Why Does The Sun Look Weird Today 2025. During the day, seeing a bright orange or red sun isn’t very typical, but it certainly is when the sun is rising and setting. As sunspots and flares, signs of a new solar cycle, bubble from the sun’s surface, scientists wonder what this next cycle will look like.

New observations from the european space agency’s (esa) solar orbiter suggest that the constant reconnection of tiny magnetic field lines may be at least part of the reason why some. These dark patches on the visible surface of the sun are regions where denser concentrations of solar material prohibit heat flow to the visible surface giving rise to slightly cooler, and therefore darker patches on the sun.