New Scientist2 小时
The sun may spit out giant solar flares more often than we thought
A survey of more than 56,000 sun-like stars reveals that “superflares” that are linked to bursts of radiation which play ...
Earth past due solar superflare that could take down power supplies
Earth is overdue for a dangerous ‘superflare’ from the Sun that could wipe out satellites and power grids, scientists have ...
A Once-A-Century ‘Superflare’ From The Sun Is Long Overdue, Scientists Say
A study of 56,000 Sun-like stars has revealed that stars like ours may experience powerful "superflares" about once per ...
Irish Independent on MSN9 小时
Satellites and power grids could be knocked out by ‘long overdue’ super powerful solar ...
Scientists are warning that Earth is overdue for a dangerous “superflare” from the sun that could wipe out satellites and power grids.The flares, which burst from the sun’s surface with tremendous ...
Aditya-L1: India's Solar Mission Reports Amazing Results
The Aditya-L1 spacecraft is designed to watch the sun for any ejections of plasma that may hit Earth and damage power grids.
Calls for government to force businesses to take cash payments
Almost 10,000 people have signed a petition calling for the government to make it illegal for businesses to refuse cash ...
toronto.com1 个月
‘Only a matter of time’: Geomagnetic storms behind stunning northern lights ‘carry ...
A worst-case scenario for a solar storm, he said, “would resemble the Carrington event of 1859,” which he termed “the most powerful geomagnetic storm on record.” If an event of that magnitude occurred ...
Superflares could be more common than thought: Are they something else to worry about?
Superflares are extremely strong solar flares -- explosions with energies up to ten thousand times that of typical solar flares.