The claim: NASA sent the Parker Solar Probe on a mission to prevent an internet apocalypse A June 26 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) contains a video titled “This Means We’re About to Experience Internet Blackout!” Family, I hope you are ready as there will be no internet connection coming soon,” a man says. … Read more
Despite what many headlines have said, there is no internet apocalypse on the horizon. Concerns about such a long-lasting catastrophe began spreading across social media platforms not long after a 2021 study titled “Solar Superstorms: Planning for an Internet Apocalypse” suggested a major solar storm could severely damage internet wires. , especially those submarines that … Read more
The emergence of an imminent solar storm has brought with it the remote possibility that within the next decade, people on Earth could be without Internet access for months. If the Internet fails on such a large scale, the consequences could be devastating causing billions of dollars of losses per day to the US economy … Read more