BIZARRE: Space weather - You Need To See This

Scientists propose launching a giant 'airbag' into space to protect us from solar superstorms ‪— and experts say it's 'quite feasible'

A new study suggests creating a satellite constellation, dubbed StormWall, that could reduce the impacts of the worst solar storms by more than 50%. The novel plan, which involves dumping gas into the magnetosphere, could be the only way to directly protect ourselves from dangerous space weather, experts say.

LiveScience · Jul 1

Astronomers propose space ‘airbags’ to shield Earth from massive solar storms

Shield could deflect destructive solar flares away from our planet

The Independent UK · Jun 9

'Space hurricane' caught raging over North Pole during one of the sun's quietest days

A rare "space hurricane" that swirled over Earth's North Pole in 2014 caused intense space weather effects despite unusually quiet solar conditions, a new study reports.

LiveScience · Aug 11, 2025

How ordinary spacecraft sensors could improve our understanding of space weather

"It's why we never throw anything away – you don't know what secrets are being stored in the data beamed down from space."

Space · Aug 15, 2023

The Tonga volcano eruption caused a 'super bubble' in Earth's ionosphere, disrupting satellite navigation

With technology increasingly embedded in our everyday lives, it is becoming more important to understand space weather and its impacts on tech.

The Conversation · May 24, 2023