Space weather could wreak havoc in gadget-driven world

Space weather could wreak havoc in gadget-driven world

Advances in modern life have exposed humans to new weaknesses to space weather, which could disrupt communications, crash stock markets and cause months-long power outages, experts warned Saturday.Worst-case scenarios including scorched commercial satellites, GPS

Experts warn: We must take space storms seriously!

Experts warn: We must take space storms seriously!

Space weather could pose serious problems here on Earth in the coming years, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration warned today.

NOAA administrator Jane Lubchenco warned at the annual meeting of the American Association for the