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He Monitors Solar Flares. Here's What Keeps Him Up at Night.
NOAA issued a warning for a G4 solar storm that impacted Earth with stunning northern lights as a result of strong solar activity.
Space weather scientists are constantly working to minimize the potential catastrophic effects of solar storms like power outages or communication blackouts.
The launch of NOAA's GOES-U spacecraft aims to improve solar storm forecasting by providing more data to better monitor the sun's impact on Earth's atmosphere. [ more ]