Artificial intelligence enables new insights into the solar magnetic field

Composite of observation in the extreme ultraviolet (left) and magnetic field (right). The magnetic field lines are obtained from the simulation and show agreement with the structures delineated in EUV (from Jarolim et. al, 2023). Scientists from the University of Graz, in collaboration with researchers from Skoltech, have achieved a breakthrough in solar physics by … Read more

Yes, solar storms are on the rise, but don’t lose sleep over an “internet apocalypse.”

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

Can NASA’s solar storm studies avert the ‘internet apocalypse’?

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