Ninety-three million miles away, the Sun is restless — and a small team of scientists at the Met Office watches it without pause, knowing that what erupts there can darken cities, silence satellites, and disorient the navigation systems that guide modern civilization. Space weather, long treated as a curiosity of astronomers, has become a matter of national security and economic survival, with a severe event potentially costing the global economy $2.4 trillion over five years. As the Sun reaches the peak of its 11-year activity cycle, humanity finds itself in a race to sharpen its foresight ag
Space weather poses trillion-dollar risk; UK teams race to improve forecasts
Astronauts in space face increased radiation exposure from solar activity and galactic cosmic rays, particularly during missions beyond Earth's magnetic field protection.