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The first rumblings of the Sun’s next 11-year solar cycle have been detected in sound waves inside our home star — even though it is only halfway through its current one. This existing cycle is now at its peak, or ‘solar maximum’ — which is when the Sun’s magnetic field flips and its poles swap places — until mid-2025.