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  1. 🌞 A Plan to Stop Solar Storms From Sending Us Back to the Stone Age

    「 Far out in space, where geostationary satellites orbit, a half-dozen school-bus-size satellites crack open and start dumping barium, lithium or sodium. Within minutes, sunlight transforms this material into an ionized gas shield that slows the oncoming massive blob of plasma 」

    wsj.com/science/space-astronom

    #science #geomagneticstorm #solarstorm #space

  2. 🌞 A Plan to Stop Solar Storms From Sending Us Back to the Stone Age

    「 Far out in space, where geostationary satellites orbit, a half-dozen school-bus-size satellites crack open and start dumping barium, lithium or sodium. Within minutes, sunlight transforms this material into an ionized gas shield that slows the oncoming massive blob of plasma 」

    wsj.com/science/space-astronom

    #science #geomagneticstorm #solarstorm #space

  3. Sun unleashes powerful X-class solar flare and Earth-bound CME that could spark northern lights for July 4 weekend

    space.com/stargazing/sun-unlea

    However, after further analysis, NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center issued a Moderate (G2) geomagnetic storm watch for July 3, indicating that at least part of the CME could land Earth with a significant blow.

    #Sun #SolarStorm #SolarFlares #NOAA #Space #Weather #Geomagnetic

  4. Sun unleashes powerful X-class solar flare and Earth-bound CME that could spark northern lights for July 4 weekend

    space.com/stargazing/sun-unlea

    However, after further analysis, NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center issued a Moderate (G2) geomagnetic storm watch for July 3, indicating that at least part of the CME could land Earth with a significant blow.

    #Sun #SolarStorm #SolarFlares #NOAA #Space #Weather #Geomagnetic

  5. Sun unleashes powerful X-class solar flare and Earth-bound CME that could spark northern lights for July 4 weekend

    space.com/stargazing/sun-unlea

    However, after further analysis, NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center issued a Moderate (G2) geomagnetic storm watch for July 3, indicating that at least part of the CME could land Earth with a significant blow.

    #Sun #SolarStorm #SolarFlares #NOAA #Space #Weather #Geomagnetic

  6. Sun unleashes powerful X-class solar flare and Earth-bound CME that could spark northern lights for July 4 weekend

    space.com/stargazing/sun-unlea

    However, after further analysis, NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center issued a Moderate (G2) geomagnetic storm watch for July 3, indicating that at least part of the CME could land Earth with a significant blow.

    #Sun #SolarStorm #SolarFlares #NOAA #Space #Weather #Geomagnetic

  7. Sun unleashes powerful X-class solar flare and Earth-bound CME that could spark northern lights for July 4 weekend

    space.com/stargazing/sun-unlea

    However, after further analysis, NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center issued a Moderate (G2) geomagnetic storm watch for July 3, indicating that at least part of the CME could land Earth with a significant blow.

    #Sun #SolarStorm #SolarFlares #NOAA #Space #Weather #Geomagnetic

  8. Tree Rings and Starlight: Tracing the Solar Tempest of Antiquity

    How do scientists use tree rings to find ancient solar storms? Learn how researchers linked old poetry to solar events between 753 and 509 BCE.

    #science, #history, #treerings, #solarstorm, #archaeology

    newsletter.tf/tree-rings-show-

  9. Tree Rings and Starlight: Tracing the Solar Tempest of Antiquity

    How do scientists use tree rings to find ancient solar storms? Learn how researchers linked old poetry to solar events between 753 and 509 BCE.

    #science, #history, #treerings, #solarstorm, #archaeology

    newsletter.tf/tree-rings-show-

  10. Scientists found evidence of a huge solar storm in old tree rings. This is the first time they have linked nature's data to ancient poems about red skies.

    #science, #history, #treerings, #solarstorm, #archaeology
    newsletter.tf/tree-rings-show-

  11. Scientists found evidence of a huge solar storm in old tree rings. This is the first time they have linked nature's data to ancient poems about red skies.

    #science, #history, #treerings, #solarstorm, #archaeology
    newsletter.tf/tree-rings-show-

  12. Record-breaking solar radio burst lasted 19 days. NASA and ESA probes reveal what happened

    Our Sun routinely releases radio bursts that can last from a few hours to days. In August 2025,…
    #NewsBeep #News #Space #cme #CoronalMassEjection #plasma #Science #solarburst #Solarflare #solarradioburst #Solarstorm #Sun #sunflare #sunnews #sunplasma #sunstorm #UK #UnitedKingdom
    newsbeep.com/uk/606924/

  13. The sun decided to throw a moderate tantrum earlier this week and the result was some genuinely nice aurora displays at high latitudes. Alaska, northern Canada, Iceland — people in those spots actually got to see the sky light up in full green and purple.
    Meanwhile the rest of us are still refreshing apps hoping for anything more interesting than another cloudy night. Classic.
    #Aurora #SolarStorm #SpaceWeather

  14. The sun decided to throw a moderate tantrum earlier this week and the result was some genuinely nice aurora displays at high latitudes. Alaska, northern Canada, Iceland — people in those spots actually got to see the sky light up in full green and purple.
    Meanwhile the rest of us are still refreshing apps hoping for anything more interesting than another cloudy night. Classic.
    #Aurora #SolarStorm #SpaceWeather

  15. earth.com:
    "
    Low-Earth orbit is a 'house of cards' that is just 2.8 days from a catastrophic collision
    "
    ".. the system is getting so crowded, so maneuver-dependent, and so reliant on constant control that a rare disruption – especially a strong solar storm – could push it from “busy but manageable” to “we can’t keep up” surprisingly fast."

    earth.com/news/low-earth-orbit

    1.5.2026

    #CRASHClock #LEO #MegaConstellation #Raumfahrt #Satelliten #SolarStorm #SpaceFlight #SpaceWeather #Weltraumwetter

  16. earth.com:
    "
    Low-Earth orbit is a 'house of cards' that is just 2.8 days from a catastrophic collision
    "
    ".. the system is getting so crowded, so maneuver-dependent, and so reliant on constant control that a rare disruption – especially a strong solar storm – could push it from “busy but manageable” to “we can’t keep up” surprisingly fast."

    earth.com/news/low-earth-orbit

    1.5.2026

    #CRASHClock #LEO #MegaConstellation #Raumfahrt #Satelliten #SolarStorm #SpaceFlight #SpaceWeather #Weltraumwetter

  17. 2 solar flares in just 7 hours knock out Earth radio signals: NASA

    Talk about a heated situation. The sun unleashed two colossal solar flares within seven hours of each other…
    #NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Space #Astronauts #NASA #Science #scientists #solarflares #Solarstorm #solarsystem #Sun
    newsbeep.com/us/606296/

  18. 2 solar flares in just 7 hours knock out Earth radio signals: NASA

    Talk about a heated situation. The sun unleashed two colossal solar flares within seven hours of each other…
    #NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Space #Astronauts #NASA #Science #scientists #solarflares #Solarstorm #solarsystem #Sun
    newsbeep.com/us/606296/

  19. Space weather sounds sci-fi, but NOAA monitors it daily at SpaceWeather.gov. The sun's near solar maximum right now.

    Worth bookmarking. Not worth losing sleep over.

    #Preparedness #SolarStorm #ReadyBrief

  20. Today's Ready Brief: Solar Storm Preparedness — The Carrington Event Scenario

    What a massive solar storm would do. Protecting electronics. The realistic vs. Hollywood version.

    Free to read: thereadybrief.com

    #Preparedness #SolarStorm #ReadyBrief

  21. In 1859, the Carrington Event solar storm set telegraph wires on fire. Aurora visible in Cuba.

    Same storm today? Transformers that take 12-18 months to replace could fail.

    Realistic version: regional grid failures lasting days to weeks. Your 72-hour plan covers this too.

    #Preparedness #SolarStorm #ReadyBrief

  22. Anybody have any insight into the effect of the #Solarstorm on the crew of #Artemis ? We appear to be having a G1/2 level storm right now. Yes I know they are on their way to the moon.

  23. Anybody have any insight into the effect of the #Solarstorm on the crew of #Artemis ? We appear to be having a G1/2 level storm right now. Yes I know they are on their way to the moon.

  24. Wow, the solar storm really made things difficult this weekend. Only manages a few contacts, but it was still fun!

    #amateurRadio #hamRadio #POTA #20m #40m #solarStorm

  25. Could a powerful geomagnetic storm be the reason 8,000 Victorian homes suddenly lost power in January this year?

    I had a chat with Dr Richard Marshall from Australian Bureau of Meteorology Space Weather about the origin of solar storms and the risks they present to our communities and critical infrastructure.

    So great to be able to have such fantastic and professional insights about these important events and how we, as a society, need to mitigate against them.

    spaceaustralia.com/feature/ear

    📸 NASA SVS

    #SpaceAustralia #SolarStorm #geomagneticstorm #Astrodon #heliophysics

  26. Could a powerful geomagnetic storm be the reason 8,000 Victorian homes suddenly lost power in January this year?

    I had a chat with Dr Richard Marshall from Australian Bureau of Meteorology Space Weather about the origin of solar storms and the risks they present to our communities and critical infrastructure.

    So great to be able to have such fantastic and professional insights about these important events and how we, as a society, need to mitigate against them.

    spaceaustralia.com/feature/ear

    📸 NASA SVS

    #SpaceAustralia #SolarStorm #geomagneticstorm #Astrodon #heliophysics

  27. RE: mastodon.social/@ieeespectrum/

    #Starlink is doing one collision avoidance maneuver every two minutes on average. Starlink recently announced they’re moving down to 350 km, shifting #satellites 🛰️ to even lower orbits. Everybody has to go through that really dense shell - including #ISS, including #astronauts.

    #SpaceDebris #KesslerSyndrome #SolarStorm

  28. RE: mastodon.social/@ieeespectrum/

    #Starlink is doing one collision avoidance maneuver every two minutes on average. Starlink recently announced they’re moving down to 350 km, shifting #satellites 🛰️ to even lower orbits. Everybody has to go through that really dense shell - including #ISS, including #astronauts.

    #SpaceDebris #KesslerSyndrome #SolarStorm