October 2015
Space debris, Kessler Syndrome, and the unreasonable expectation of certainty
... that can affect the trajectory of a satellite, including the orientation of the satellite, whether it is tumbling, and space weather (which can affect the amount of drag experienced by satellites). Even small errors in the initial values of these...
April 2017
Urgent action needed to keep satellites safe in orbit
... having to deal with natural and artificial hazards such as increased radiation and charged particles, orbital debris, space weathering, etc.) at long distances that generally preclude making repairs to orbiting systems. But a slot at GEO is a valued...
10 February 2020
ESA's Solar Orbiter probe blasts off to face the Sun
... to better understand and predict periods of stormy ‘space weather’. Solar storms have the potential to knock out power... grids, disrupt air traffic and telecommunications, and endanger space-walking astronauts, for example. “As humans, we have ...
December 2014
MAVEN and the evolution of Mars
...for important constituents, including hydrogen, oxygen and carbon. This includes the effects of solar activity and ‘space weather’ on escape rates, thought to be a potential missing link in accounting for larger early losses under a more active young...
20 September 2021
Best time for a human Mars mission? During a solar maximum, new study says
... fluxes in solar particles are high they can help deflect harmful cosmic rays. But can adapting to space weather as opposed to going against it really help astronauts? To predict just what radiation levels astronauts could be exposed to inside...
February 2017
Growing space agency dilemma
...Obama White House took formal note of the problem. The US President issued a new Executive Order concerning Space Weather noting the importance of cosmic hazards and outlined the responsibilities of the Department of Homeland Security, the Department...
