Solar Storm

Researchers have proposed creating a novel satellite constellation, dubbed StormWall, that could shield Earth from the worst effects of solar "superstorms" that we are otherwise unable to mitigate. The innovative idea, which would essentially create a giant airbag in front of our planet, could prevent trillions of dollars in potential…

Low-latitude aurora observed on June 28, 2024, in Yoichi, Hokkaido, Japan. Credit: Tomohiro M. Nakayama Unusually tall red auroras over Japan may be revealing that some solar storms are stronger than scientists realize. A study published in the Journal of Space Weather and Space Climate reports that red auroras observed…

Solar storms are not even in my top five list of threats to humankind (nuclear war, asteroid strikes, super-volcano eruptions like Yellowstone, a supernova within 30-50 light years, and intergalactic pirates), but they are still worth talking about. Especially because there may be an easy way to protect ourselves from…

Express. Home of the Daily and Sunday Express. News Politics Royal Showbiz & TV Sport Finance Travel Life & Style Shopping Premium Articles UK Royal Weather Politics Defence World US Science History Weird Nature InYourArea A powerful space weather event sparked by an unstable sunspot could push the aurora borealis…

Wow, the sun is certainly putting on quite a show this week. Our star just unleashed three powerful solar flares in less than 24 hours and potentially sending multiple coronal mass ejections (CMEs) hurtling toward Earth, raising the chances of northern lights displays this week. Read the latest: Aurora alert!…

Over the course of nearly 20 years, scientists installed and collected data at more than 1,800 magnetotelluric data stations around the country. The measurements collected have allowed scientists to develop new tools that can detect solar storms before they strike, helping to determine locations most at risk for negative impacts.…

Fujiwara no Teika (Sadaie) was an influential poet and courtier who documented the events of his life in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries in Japan. It is in one of his diaries, Meigetsuki, that he recorded an extraordinary event that took place in 1204 C.E.: for three days straight, Kyoto’s…

Scientists outline how a once-in-a-century solar storm could disrupt the technology modern society depends on. (Image credit: Created in Canva Pro) For many of us, checking the weather is part of daily life. But, in an increasingly technology-dependent world, there is another kind of forecast we can't afford to ignore:…

In October 1989, a blast from the sun flung out a stream of super-powered protons. This solar storm lasted for days and forced astronauts working in low-Earth orbit, aboard NASA’s Atlantis space shuttle, to retreat to a shielded storm shelter in the farthest interior of the craft. Even while hunkered…

As the four Artemis II astronauts prepare for their historic flyby of the moon on Monday, Roberta Bondar, Canada’s first female astronaut, says this mission signals a leap in developments for future space travel. Speaking with Global News, Bondar said the mission will push humans farther into deep space than…