solar-storm

Astronomy

Threat of extreme solar storms may be far worse than we imagined

A theorized limit to our planet’s response to geomagnetic storms may be the product of a statistical illusion, researchers claim, revealing that the extent of damage from the most extreme solar events could be greater than we ever imagined.
Astronomy

'Weather wall' in space could cut solar storm destruction in half

In simulations, Boston University researcher Brian Walsh and colleagues found that their system, dubbed StormWall, could halve the intensity of a geomagnetic storm.