Breakthrough: Spacecraft Gave Warning for Solar Storm 15 Hours Before It Struck Earth

Breakthrough: Spacecraft gave warning for solar storm 15 hours before it struck Earth

Scientists may soon be able to forecast destructive solar storms more than 12 hours in advance, after a successful test using the Solar Orbiter spacecraft and a new prediction model called Surya.

A Spacecraft Predicted A Solar Storm… 15 Hours Before It Slammed Into Earth

In a breakthrough that could reshape how we protect Earth from space weather, scientists successfully forecasted a powerful solar storm more than 15 hours before it reached the planet. The findings, published on arXiv, were made possible by the European Space Agency’s Solar Orbiter spacecraft, which captured real-time magnetic field data from a coronal mass ejection (CME) as it traveled toward Earth. A Dangerous Dance Between The Sun And Earth E…