Tempestades solares podem induzir correntes e causar estragos em redes elétricas, satélites e linhas ferroviárias
- Professor of Space Physics, Lancaster University
Solar storms can play havoc with electrical grids, satellites and railway lines.
People expect to brave brutally cold landscapes if they want to catch sight of the aurora borealis. So people were stunned to see the ethereal light display as far south as Cornwall.
In its Cold War race to the moon, the US played Russian roulette with solar storms.
Scientists have finally been able to prove that thunder and lightning drive nuclear reactions.
A meteor exploding over the South Pacific on February 6 was the biggest since the Chelyabinsk meteor in 2013. Here are some other fiery visitors.
A crashing piece of space junk could be a a good fortune for researchers, despite falling on Friday the 13th.
Satellites are vital and vulnerable - we need to plan for a worst case scenario.
Any drop in solar activity will be dwarfed by the impact of increased carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
How scientists tracked a massive emission from the sun right across the solar system.
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