Weather isn t just something we experience on Earth there s weather in space, too.
This space weather is driven by the sun, which emits a steady stream of plasma, in what s known as the solar wind. Sometimes, it also sends out massive quantities of this plasma or bursts of radiation.
Space weather isn t dangerous to people on Earth s surface we have the atmosphere and magnetosphere to protect us but it can cause electrical outages, harm astronauts, and disrupt spacecraft and airplanes.
Scientists are constantly studying space weather, trying to predict major storms so we can take defensive action temporarily shutting down satellites, for example, or reconfiguring power grids.
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