{"id":10477,"date":"2022-03-05T14:00:28","date_gmt":"2022-03-05T14:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/TheNextWeb=1381968"},"modified":"2022-03-05T14:00:28","modified_gmt":"2022-03-05T14:00:28","slug":"solar-storms-can-destroy-satellites-with-ease-heres-how","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/?p=10477","title":{"rendered":"Solar storms can destroy satellites with ease \u2014 here\u2019s how"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

On Feb. 4, 2022, SpaceX launched 49 satellites as part of Elon Musk\u2019s Starlink internet project, most of which burned up in the atmosphere days later<\/a>. The cause of this more than US$50 million<\/a> failure was a geomagnetic storm caused by the Sun.<\/p>\n

Geomagnetic storms occur when space weather hits and interacts with the Earth. Space weather is caused by fluctuations within the Sun that blast electrons, protons and other particles into space. I study the hazards space weather poses to space-based assets<\/a> and how scientists can improve the models and prediction of space weather to protect against these hazards.<\/p>\n

When space weather reaches Earth, it triggers many complicated processes that can cause a lot of trouble for anything in orbit. And engineers like me are working to better understand these risks and defend satellites against them.<\/p>\n

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