A Once-in-1,000-Year! Scientists Warn We’re Underestimating the Next Solar Storm

Scientists are warning that we may be underestimating the effects of the next extreme solar storm. A new NASA-led study challenges the idea that Earth’s response to powerful geomagnetic storms eventually reaches a natural limit. After scientists reexamined more than one million measurements, that reassuring safety ceiling appeared to disappear. So what happens if a once-in-a-thousand-year solar storm hits Earth directly? In this documentary, we investigate how an extreme solar flare and coronal mass ejection could affect satellites, GPS navigation, radio communication and electrical power grids. We also revisit the Carrington Event, the 1989 Québec blackout, the massive 2012 solar storm that narrowly missed Earth and the powerful G5 geomagnetic storm of May 2024. A catastrophic solar storm is not currently heading toward Earth. But the new research suggests that the strongest future event could have a greater impact than previous models predicted. How much warning would we receive—and would modern civilization be ready when it arrives? Visit our website for up-to-the-minute updates: www.nasaspacenews.com Follow us Facebook:   / nasaspacenews   Twitter:   / spacenewsnasa   Join this channel to get access to these perks:    / @nspacenews   #NSN #NASA #Astronomy #SolarStorm #NASA #SpaceWeather #SolarFlare #GeomagneticStorm #Sun #CarringtonEvent #SpaceNews