Hackaday Links: June 30, 2024
A couple of weeks back we featured a story (third item) about a chunk of space jetsam that tried to peacefully return to Earth, only to find a Florida family’s …read more Continue reading Hackaday Links: June 30, 2024
Category Archives: space weather
Hackaday Links: June 2, 2024
So you say you missed the Great Solar Storm of 2024 along with its attendant aurora? We feel you on that; the light pollution here was too much for decent …read more Continue reading Hackaday Links: June 2, 2024
Hackaday Links: June 26, 2022
Head for the hills!! We’re all doomed! At least that’s the impression you might get from the headlines about the monster Earth-facing sunspot this week. While any sunspot that doubles …read more Continue reading Hackaday Links: June 26, 2022
Radio Amateurs & Skywatchers Rejoice, Sat Operators Worry: Solar Storm Incoming
How do you look back over your life and divide it up? Maybe by decades, cultural moments, or geopolitical events. For radio amateurs with older callsigns there’s a temptation to …read more Continue reading Radio Amateurs & Skywatchers Rejoice, Sat Operators Worry: Solar Storm Incoming
A Giant Sun Storm During the Vietnam War Likely Exploded Dozens of Mines
“The extreme space weather events of early August 1972 had significant impact on the US Navy, which have not been widely reported.” Continue reading A Giant Sun Storm During the Vietnam War Likely Exploded Dozens of Mines
Watch These Trippy NASA Visualizations of Space Magnetism
They will really make you appreciate the safe planetary harbor provided by Earth’s magnetic force field. Continue reading Watch These Trippy NASA Visualizations of Space Magnetism
Proxima B May Not Be Such a Great Second Home For Humanity After All
Unless you like radiation blasts to the face. Continue reading Proxima B May Not Be Such a Great Second Home For Humanity After All
How Space Weather Can Influence Elections on Earth
The real alien voter fraud is genuinely coming from outside our planet. Continue reading How Space Weather Can Influence Elections on Earth
How the UN’s Top Outer Space Boss Will Fight Space Debris
Asteroids, space weather, flying junk: David Kendall has his work cut out for him. Continue reading How the UN’s Top Outer Space Boss Will Fight Space Debris