Space Weather Archives - SpaceNews https://spacenews.com Covering the business and politics of space Fri, 21 Feb 2025 22:26:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/cropped-SN_forza_star-32x32.png Space Weather Archives - SpaceNews https://spacenews.com 32 32 80681979 BAE wins $230.6 million contract for space weather program https://spacenews.com/bae-wins-230-6-million-contract-for-space-weather-program/ https://spacenews.com/bae-wins-230-6-million-contract-for-space-weather-program/#respond Fri, 21 Feb 2025 22:23:41 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=513423 Illustration of a satellite observing solar weather.

BAE Systems won a $230.6 million contract to deliver spacecraft for NOAA's Lagrange 1 Series space weather project.

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Solar flares in May 2024 revealed Earth’s vulnerability to space weather https://spacenews.com/solar-flares-in-may-2024-revealed-earths-vulnerability-to-space-weather/ https://spacenews.com/solar-flares-in-may-2024-revealed-earths-vulnerability-to-space-weather/#respond Wed, 12 Feb 2025 14:30:00 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=512919 A coronal mass ejection from August, 2012. Credit: NASA/GSFC/SDO

After losing his Pacific Palisades neighborhood in the fires that swept through Los Angeles in January, Kent Tobiska, the CEO and chief scientist at Space Environment Technologies, is reconsidering a […]

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Mission Space to launch first sensors for space-weather constellation https://spacenews.com/mission-space-to-launch-first-sensors-for-space-weather-constellation/ https://spacenews.com/mission-space-to-launch-first-sensors-for-space-weather-constellation/#respond Tue, 04 Feb 2025 19:50:41 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=512455

Mission Space is preparing to launch a space-weather sensor, a first step in building a constellation.

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Aerospace Corp. and Google Public Sector join forces to advance space-weather forecasting https://spacenews.com/aerospace-corp-and-google-public-sector-join-forces-to-advance-space-weather-forecasting/ https://spacenews.com/aerospace-corp-and-google-public-sector-join-forces-to-advance-space-weather-forecasting/#respond Tue, 28 Jan 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=512031 Parker Solar Probe

Aerospace Corp. and Google Public Sector will apply AI and high-performance computing to solar-activity forecasts.

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Space weather forecast: Strong support from incoming administration https://spacenews.com/space-weather-experts-forecast-strong-support-from-incoming-administration/ https://spacenews.com/space-weather-experts-forecast-strong-support-from-incoming-administration/#respond Thu, 16 Jan 2025 20:52:16 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=511593

Space weather sector anticipates continued support from incoming administration.

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Defense Department’s new tool to investigate on-orbit anomalies https://spacenews.com/defense-departments-new-tool-to-investigate-on-orbit-anomalies/ https://spacenews.com/defense-departments-new-tool-to-investigate-on-orbit-anomalies/#respond Tue, 14 Jan 2025 16:36:48 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=511372

Cloud-based tool to help military satellite operators determine if space weather caused on-orbit anomalies.

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Geomagnetic storms cause “mass migrations” of satellites https://spacenews.com/geomagnetic-storms-cause-mass-migrations-of-satellites/ https://spacenews.com/geomagnetic-storms-cause-mass-migrations-of-satellites/#respond Wed, 11 Dec 2024 09:05:18 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=509991 ISS aurora

A pair of major geomagnetic storms this year led to unprecedented “mass migrations” of thousands of satellites in low Earth orbit that create new concerns about space traffic coordination.

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SwRI to build magnetometers for NOAA space weather satellites https://spacenews.com/swri-to-build-magnetometers-for-noaa-weather-satellites/ https://spacenews.com/swri-to-build-magnetometers-for-noaa-weather-satellites/#respond Mon, 09 Dec 2024 23:46:52 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=509905

SAN FRANCISCO — The Southwest Research Institute of San Antonio won a $26.1 million contract to build a space weather instrument for NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. […]

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U.S. space weather policy is alive and well but is insufficiently funded https://spacenews.com/us-space-weather-policy-alive-well-but-insufficiently-funded/ https://spacenews.com/us-space-weather-policy-alive-well-but-insufficiently-funded/#respond Wed, 11 Sep 2024 13:00:00 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=505037 An image of solar weather generated via DALL-E.

Policy is not the impediment to increasing space weather preparedness in the United States; the lack of funding is. U.S. space weather policy is alive and well under the continued […]

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Space weather: prioritization, not policy, is the missing piece in U.S. resilience https://spacenews.com/space-weather-prioritization-not-policy-missing-piece-us-resilience/ https://spacenews.com/space-weather-prioritization-not-policy-missing-piece-us-resilience/#respond Mon, 26 Aug 2024 13:00:00 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=498916 A depiction of catastrophic solar weather generated via DALL-E.

A recent SpaceNews op-ed outlined an impassioned and emphatic need to get space weather policy right. While the passion behind this article is appreciated, the major gap in improving the […]

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Perceptive Space raises $2.8 million for space weather platform https://spacenews.com/perceptive-space-raises-2-8-million-for-space-weather-platform/ https://spacenews.com/perceptive-space-raises-2-8-million-for-space-weather-platform/#respond Tue, 06 Aug 2024 13:50:17 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=498097

LOGAN, Utah – Space weather startup Perceptive Space raised $2.8 million in a pre-seed investment round announced Aug. 6. Toronto-based Perceptive Space promises “space weather predictions that are more accurate […]

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Space weather requires our attention now more than ever https://spacenews.com/space-weather-requires-our-attention-now-more-than-ever/ https://spacenews.com/space-weather-requires-our-attention-now-more-than-ever/#respond Fri, 26 Apr 2024 14:30:00 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=369212 Illustration of the sun and the earth in which a solar flare is impacting Earth's magnetosphere.

Solar Cycle 25 is about to hit its peak, making this an important time to increase space weather monitoring.

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Space weather: One major event from a fully funded program https://spacenews.com/space-weather-one-major-event-from-a-fully-funded-program/ https://spacenews.com/space-weather-one-major-event-from-a-fully-funded-program/#respond Tue, 30 Jan 2024 18:48:23 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=232180

Government agencies are struggling to obtain sufficient funding for space weather observations.

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ESA’s Vigil space weather mission balances operational and scientific demands https://spacenews.com/esas-vigil-space-weather-mission-balances-operational-and-scientific-demands/ https://spacenews.com/esas-vigil-space-weather-mission-balances-operational-and-scientific-demands/#respond Tue, 30 Jan 2024 17:57:50 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=232167

Vigil could provide notice of four to five days of high-speed winds streaming toward Earth.

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Agencies sign agreement to collaborate on space weather activities https://spacenews.com/agencies-sign-agreement-to-collaborate-on-space-weather-activities/ https://spacenews.com/agencies-sign-agreement-to-collaborate-on-space-weather-activities/#respond Tue, 12 Dec 2023 12:21:02 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=214743 Space weather MOA signing

Four federal agencies have signed an agreement intended to improve cooperation on space weather research and translating that research into operations.

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In wake of eclipse, NOAA prepares for enhanced solar observations https://spacenews.com/in-wake-of-eclipse-noaa-prepares-for-enhanced-solar-observations/ https://spacenews.com/in-wake-of-eclipse-noaa-prepares-for-enhanced-solar-observations/#respond Sat, 14 Oct 2023 21:52:39 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=195427

SAN FRANCISCO – As the annular solar eclipse drew widespread public attention, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration leaders gathered at the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta were considering their own solar […]

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New Space Weather Forecasting Service For ESA’s Space Safety Program https://spacenews.com/new-space-weather-forecasting-service-for-esas-space-safety-program/ Fri, 11 Aug 2023 14:26:51 +0000 https://spaceref.com/?p=210324 Image of the Sun from the ESA/NASA Solar Orbiter mission. The diagram shows the density increase in the atmosphere and the subsequent loss of altitude of a satellite at 490 km - both caused by a coronal mass ejection on 21 November 2003. CREDIT Image source: ESA & NASA/Solar Orbiter/EUI team - Data: TU Graz & Uni Graz

After a successful test phase, the Satellite Orbit DecAy (SODA) service, which was jointly developed by TU Graz and the University of Graz, officially became part of the ESA’s Space […]

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Multi-Needle Langmuir Probe Will Study Space Weather Around Earth From ISS https://spacenews.com/multi-needle-langmuir-probe-will-study-space-weather-around-earth-from-iss/ Mon, 24 Jul 2023 22:51:03 +0000 https://spaceref.com/?p=209904 Multi-Needle Langmuir Probe

Launching soon on one of the next cargo missions to the International Space Station is the Multi-Needle Langmuir Probe that will measure the “weather” in the upper atmosphere. The experiment […]

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Artificial Intelligence Enables New Insights Into Solar Magnetic Field https://spacenews.com/artificial-intelligence-enables-new-insights-into-solar-magnetic-field/ Thu, 13 Jul 2023 15:54:36 +0000 https://spaceref.com/?p=209693 Composite of extreme ultraviolet observation (left) and magnetic field (right). The magnetic field lines are obtained from the simulation and show agreement with the outlined structures in EUV (from Jarolim et. al, 2023).

Scientists at the University of Graz, in collaboration with researchers from Skoltech, have achieved a breakthrough in solar physics by utilizing artificial intelligence to simulate the magnetic field in the upper […]

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Muon Space Awarded Additional Funding from AFLMC and DIU to Collect Space Weather Data https://spacenews.com/muon-space-awarded-additional-funding-from-aflmc-and-diu-to-collect-space-weather-data/ Tue, 11 Jul 2023 16:08:14 +0000 https://spaceref.com/?p=209633 MuSat-2 satellite

Muon Space has been awarded an option to their contract with Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLMC)’s Weather Systems Branch and the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) to collect ionospheric […]

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Scientists Report Benchmarks For Extreme Space Weather https://spacenews.com/scientists-report-benchmarks-for-extreme-space-eeather/ Wed, 21 Jun 2023 14:49:00 +0000 https://spaceref.com/?p=209270 solar flare

High-energy ‘relativistic’ electrons – so-called “killer” electrons – are a major source of radiation damage to satellites and so understanding their patterns of activity is crucial. Bursts of charged particles […]

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Scientists Report Benchmarks For Extreme Space Weather https://spacenews.com/scientists-report-benchmarks-for-extreme-space-weather/ Thu, 15 Jun 2023 15:06:24 +0000 https://spaceref.com/?p=209177 Auroral beads seen from the International Space Station on Sept. 17, 2011. NASA studies aurora as they are visible markers of space weather processes around Earth. -- NASA

Extreme space weather threatens vital satellites orbiting the Earth, including the Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) which pass through the heart of the outer radiation belt. New research led by […]

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Parker Solar Probe flies Into The fast Solar Wind And Finds Its Source https://spacenews.com/parker-solar-probe-flies-into-the-fast-solar-wind-and-finds-its-source/ Wed, 07 Jun 2023 17:10:38 +0000 https://spaceref.com/?p=209018 Parker Solar Probe

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe (PSP) has flown close enough to the sun to detect the fine structure of the solar wind close to where it is generated at the sun’s […]

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Supercomputer Simulations Provide A Better Picture Of The Sun’s Magnetic Field https://spacenews.com/supercomputer-simulations-provide-a-better-picture-of-the-suns-magnetic-field/ Fri, 02 Jun 2023 17:44:00 +0000 https://spaceref.com/?p=208908 Computer simulation of magnetic structures in solar-like conditions. CREDIT Jörn Warnecke / Aalto University

The Sun’s strong, dynamic magnetic field can catapult huge jets of plasma known as coronal mass ejections (CMEs) out into the solar system. Sometimes these hit Earth, where they can […]

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