Scientists have created a new computer program that combines satellite data US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) With artificial intelligence (AI) that can act as a warning system for dangerous space events, according to a recent announcement by NASA.
Specifically, this technique uses NASA’s measurements of the solar wind (defined by NASA as “an inexhaustible stream of material from the Sun”) to predict upcoming solar storms.
Solar storms occur when material from the solar wind reaches Earth’s magnetic field – they are also called geomagnetic storms. They range in severity, but they adversely affect the power grid, which can lead to catastrophic secondary consequences.
The geomagnetic storm of March 13, 1989 caused a nine-hour power outage in Quebec, closing schools and businesses.
last solar storm
The most intense solar storm on record occurred in 1859 and is known as the Carrington event. This set fire to telegraph stations and caused the auroral displays seen around the world. Had such an incident happened today, there would have been widespread devastation. power outage and widespread industrial damage.
According to NASA, we can expect a peak in the Sun’s activity sometime in 2025. In preparation, an international team of scientists working closely with NASA, the US Geological Survey and the US Department of Energy has developed a model called DAGGER – Deep Learning. Geomagnetic disturbances.
DAGGER can efficiently and effectively forecast geomagnetic disturbances around the world.
“With this AI, it is now possible to make fast and accurate global predictions and decision making in the event of a solar storm, thereby reducing or reducing the devastation that modern society may face,” said Vishal Upendran of the Inter-University Center for Forest Research. can even be stopped.” Astronomy and Astrophysics in India, who is the lead author of a paper about the dagger model published in the journal space weather.
recent solar activity
One X-Class Solar Flare The European Space Agency (ESA) reported on its Twitter account that the Sun exploded. It sounds very serious, but what does it all mean?
A solar flare is essentially a massive burst of electromagnetic radiation in the solar atmosphere. They can occur when radiation is emitted after charged plasma particles are boosted by magnetic energy.
ESA reported that the burst came from a sunspot region called “AR3256”. Such solar flares can be understood as fundamental phenomena of space weather.