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A coming solar storm could trigger a global blackout, scientists warn

Solar scientists are tracking a surge in activity on the sun that could unleash powerful storms toward Earth, with the ...

Here’s why Saskatchewan researchers are monitoring storms in space

University of Saskatchewan (USask) researchers are tracking storms in outer space to better understand the impacts they have ...

Here’s how weather in outer space can impact Earth

University of Saskatchewan (USask) researchers are tracking storms in outer space to better understand the impacts they have ...
Interesting Engineering

The quiet race to make space solar actually work

Space-based solar power is evolving, with NASA, Star Catcher, and Aetherflux testing new designs for wireless power beaming ...
University of Surrey

Expert comment: Airbus A320 recall and solar radiation

Following the global recall of Airbus A320 aircraft after last month's JetBlue incident, our researchers at the Surrey Space ...

Space weather grounds the Airbus A320 family

Recent solar storms revealed a vulnerability in the computers that Airbus A320 family use to control the aircraft's altitude.
The Cool Down

Energy expert busts common myth about the reliability of solar panels: 'Don't let [them] fool you'

Think solar panels need blazing sun to generate power? Think again. A recent Instagram video from Current Electric Company (@callcurrent) tackles one of the most persistent myths about solar energy: ...

Local space weather impacts on technology and safety vary more than expected

A strong geomagnetic storm in spring 2024 brought the northern lights unusually far south, as the auroral oval expanded well ...
The Cool Down

Young researcher sets out to revolutionize power grid with cutting-edge innovations: 'On the cusp'

Drumil Joshi, a 25-year-old researcher, is on a mission to make renewable energy systems more efficient and reliable by using ...
pv magazine International

Atlantic Storm Claudia cuts solar irradiance across Western Europe

In a new weekly update for pv magazine, Solcast, a DNV company, reports that Storm Claudia significantly reduced daily irradiance across the British Isles and the Iberian Peninsula, limiting solar ...
Energy Digital

How Solar Energy will Power Data Centres in Space

PowerBank has backed Orbit AI in first orbital cloud network combining compute, blockchain and solar power to serve data and ...
Frontiers

Solar Cycle Dynamics: Periodicities, Asymmetry, and Geomagnetic Correlations

Solar magnetic activity, manifesting as sunspots, flares, and coronal mass ejections (CMEs), is the fundamental driver of ...