This solar cycle, the sun's activity is more powerful and surprising than predicted
What do you feel when you see the aurora?
Planetary Sciences
Aug 15, 2023
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Space storms could cause chaos without forecast developments
The world is unprepared for the next big storm from outer space, an overwhelming majority of scientists agree.
Astronomy
Jul 25, 2023
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Scientists report 'benchmarks' for extreme space weather
High-energy 'relativistic' electrons—so-called "killer" electrons—are a major source of radiation damage to satellites and so understanding their patterns of activity is crucial. Bursts of charged particles and magnetic ...
Planetary Sciences
Jun 15, 2023
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Temperature of solar flares helps understand nature of solar plasma
The sun's rotation produces changes in its magnetic field, which flips completely every 11 years or so, triggering a phase of intense activity. Solar flares—huge eruptions from the surface of the sun lasting minutes or ...
Astronomy
May 16, 2023
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Severe solar storm creates dazzling auroras farther south
An intense solar storm has the northern lights gracing the skies farther south than usual. A blast of superhot material from the sun late last week hurled scorching gases known as plasma toward Earth at nearly 2 million mph ...
Planetary Sciences
Apr 24, 2023
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Now we know how a solar storm took out a fleet of Starlinks
On March 23, sky observers marveled at a gorgeous display of northern and southern lights. It was reminder that when our sun gets active, it can spark a phenomenon called "space weather." Aurorae are among the most benign ...
Planetary Sciences
Apr 3, 2023
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NASA-enabled AI predictions may give time to prepare for solar storms
Like a tornado siren for life-threatening storms in America's heartland, a new computer model that combines artificial intelligence (AI) and NASA satellite data could sound the alarm for dangerous space weather.
Astronomy
Mar 31, 2023
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The northern lights appeared in southern England twice in one week—here's why this could happen again soon
People across the UK, from the Shetland Islands to Somerset and from Norfolk to Northern Ireland, have been treated to a stunning display of the aurora borealis or northern lights recently. But what causes this beautiful ...
Planetary Sciences
Mar 3, 2023
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Earlier geomagnetic storm prediction wins us time to prepare
Scientists at the Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology (Russia), together with colleagues from the Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics (Germany), the University of Graz & the Kanzelhöhe Observatory (Austria), the ...
Astronomy
Jan 24, 2023
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Space weather is an ever-increasing threat to humanity, but it's not the sun's fault—it's ours
Space-age technologies have made fundamental changes to the way we live our lives. Avionics allow us to fly to other continents on almost a moment's notice. GNSS services enable us to navigate our cars on roads we've never ...
Planetary Sciences
Jan 9, 2023
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