World is not ready to overcome ‘once-in-a-century’ superstorm, warn scientists
The most recent major solar storm to hit the planet was a century ago There are fears that a major solar superstorm event could have a devastating impact on the planet – and the impact a major space weather event could have isn’t even fully understood. A solar storm happens when the sun gives off […]
4 years ago
Once-in-a-century solar storm could plunge world into ‘internet apocalypse’
Beware the Black swan! The world could be plunged into an “internet apocalypse” because of a once in an approximately 100-year solar storm, a new study suggests. Normally, the Earth’s magnetic field shields us from solar wind – charged particles streaming from the sun – by deflecting the electric winds towards the planet’s poles and […]
4 years ago
Look into the sky for the next month – the planets are about to align
We all have to become sky and stargazers for the next month. Why? Because from January 20 to February 20, all five visible planets will sit in a line from the horizon to the moon for the first time since 2005. Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn will appear in a line, visible to the […]
11 years ago