Watch out for the Northern Lights in the UK when a powerful solar storm hits the Earth
by The most powerful solar storm for nearly 20 years is expected to hit Earth on Friday night, with the Northern Lights possibly visible across the …
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Space weather can make satellite trajectories difficult to predict. Here’s why that’s a problem
Satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO) can venture hundreds of miles off their intended trajectory when severe space weather hits. The problem affects the International …
A widespread solar storm has hit spacecraft near the sun, Earth and even Mars
A bright mass is erupting from a red circle. Space weather may seem like a story from a galaxy far, far away – but when …
Perhaps the upcoming solar maximum will help resolve the solar gamma-ray response
If solar scientists aren’t already eager to observe the sun at solar maximum in 2024, a newly discovered gamma-ray puzzle will intensify that desire. Examining …
Space weather is chaotic and difficult to predict. That new model could change that
Scientists are building a digital space model of Earth to improve the forecasting of solar storms and their effects on infrastructure. Almost seven decades into …