1. Researchers from the University of Birmingham have detected signs that the next solar activity cycle, Cycle 26, is about to begin using helioseismology, the study of solar vibrations. 2. The current solar cycle, Cycle 25, is expected to reach its peak, the solar maximum, in the middle of next year. 3. The team analyzed solar rotation data and found early indications of Cycle 26, predicting that the first traces of this cycle could be observed around 2030.