According to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration or NASA, it is highly possible that our Sun has finally reached a stage referred to as solar minimum. It means that it is currently almost without spots. A spotless sun signifies that there's minimal solar activities such as solar flares.

However, the area of concern here is that a solar minimum is followed by its exact opposite event, the solar maximum. Suns under this condition become very violent, oftentimes hurling billion-ton clouds of electrified gas into space caused by solar storms.

NASA reasoned that the next solar maximum could begin as early as March 2008. Maybe you're wondering right now as to how this affects our little quiet lives here on planet Earth. Take note that solar storms are capable of wreaking havoc to our satellites, power grids, and radio communication, including the Global Positioning System (GPS).

Given our dependency to technology, the worst thing that could happen is crashing world's tech-dependent industries. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Environment Center in Boulder, Colorado added that the solar maximum stage should reach its peak during late 2011 or 2012.