Solar storms could cause train accidents — although the risk is “very small”
Study finds space weather could flip a train signal in either direction.
Tag: space weather
![An artist's conception of HD 209458 b, an exoplanet whose atmosphere is being torn off at more than 35,000 km/hour by the radiation of its close-by parent star. This hot Jupiter was the first alien world discovered via the transit method, and the first planet to have its atmosphere studied. [NASA/European Space Agency/Alfred Vidal-Madjar (Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris, CNRS)]](https://cdn.zmescience.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/247271_web-1-350x250.webp)
Stellar flares can strip away the atmosphere of planets, make them less habitable
A new study highlights the importance of solar flares and space weather in reducing the habitability of exoplanets.
Astronomers get the first glimpse of solar wind as it forms
Using images of the Sun and strong processing algorithms, scientists have observed solar winds emerging from the corona.
The sun goes through quasi-seasonal changes, a find that could help protect power grids back on Earth
Just like our own planet, the sun goes through seasonal changes in its activity, waxing and waning over the course ...