New Method Predicts Where Space Storms Will Strike


New Method Predicts Where Space Storms Will Strike -- Charles Q. Choi  -- Space.com  -- June 2, 2009
Space-Based Solar Power

For the first time, scientists have pinpointed where an Earthbound space storm would strike when it crashed into the atmosphere, helping give advance warning of its arrival. These findings suggest researchers could soon help give better and better forecasts as to when these solar storms might wreak havoc on spacecraft and on Earth.

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