(NewsNation) — A new paper calculated a solar storm could bring down the planet’s satellite system in just three days, wreaking havoc on infrastructure. Low-earth orbit is home to around 14,000 ...
Earth’s magnetic field was rattled by a solar outburst that arrived with almost no warning, lighting up skies and briefly reminding power grid operators and satellite controllers how vulnerable modern ...
From communications outages to a brush with nuclear war, solar events like flares and coronal mass ejections have shaped ...