<div dir="ltr"><a href="http://spaceweather.com/images2016/24jun16/blanksun.jpg?PHPSESSID=ai3ssfn570a8dj6bkmqunkv022"><img width="512" height="512" alt="" src="http://spaceweather.com/images2016/24jun16/blanksun_strip.gif"></a><br><div><br></div><div><h1>Sunspots vanish ...again</h1><div id="story"><p>For the second time this month, sunspots have faded away leaving the face of the sun completely blank. </p><p>This signals an important transition in the solar cycle: Solar Minimum is coming. </p><p>Visit <a href="http://spaceweather.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0c5fce34d5ca05f64a13d085d&amp;id=9638efc227&amp;e=f98eeb7cd6" target="_blank"> Spaceweather.com</a> to learn about the down-to-Earth effects of low sunspot numbers.</p></div></div></div>