02 April 2025
Bold ideas and big questions in our Spring 2025 issue
... science and societal implications of human procreation in space Space Weather & Infrastructure Risk – Understanding the threat of solar storms to global communications and power grids The Rise of New Space Players – Profiling South Korea’s Innospace...
June 2019
Solar superstorms and their effects on Earth
... to understand so that we can protect our way of life. Welcome to life inside the atmosphere of a star! Particles from solar storms interact with Earth’s upper atmosphere to create spectacular aurorae. This beautiful photo was taken from Finland...
May 2021
Forecasting space-weather effects on Earth
... results in the spectacular aurora borealis and australis (the northern and southern lights). Solar storm effects CMEs can also cause geomagnetic storms on Earth that induce electrical currents in the ground and degrade power-grid operations...
February 2016
Defending Earth against cosmic hazards
... life and global infrastructure. It is like playing Russian roulette with a random set of rocks, metallic bullets and solar storms Solar flares are generated by magnetic reconnections in the Sun that lead to the release of radiation with the power...
February 2017
Growing space agency dilemma
... growing global civilization, are more and more at risk. Solar storms, asteroid and comet strikes, and orbital debris problems are ... and NASA, among others, to address the problem of solar storms. This is an important step forward and one that other...
January 2017
New oceans beckon for solar sail technology
.... For example, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has expressed interest in placing a long-duration solar storm warning spacecraft closer to the Sun, yet always between the Earth and Sun, so as to enable rapid warning...
