While we need to protect Earth from the most intense forms of space weather, some people worry that a gigantic flare could hurl enough energy to destroy Earth, but this is not actually possible.
The EVEX (Equatorial Vortex Experiment) sounding rocket help scientists better understand and predict the electrical storms in Earth's upper atmosphere that can interfere with satellite signals.
On April 24-25, 2013, the sun erupted with two coronal mass ejections (CMEs) that can affect electronic systems in satellites. Missions Messenger and STEREO-A maybe affected.
From 1998 to 2002, NASA's Wind spacecraft traveled through the foreshock region in front of Earth 17 times, providing new information, like short large amplitude magnetic structures (SLAMS).
The Space Weather Laboratory performs research and analysis of the physical processes underlying space weather. It conducts space-based, ground-based, theoretical, and modeling studies of the chain of events that triggers space-weather effects of interest to NASA, other U.S. government agencies, and the general public. Laboratory staff lead the development of space environment projects and missions, and provide project scientists for NASA flight missions with space weather applications. The Laboratory communicates NASA research results to the scientific community, various space weather interests, and the general public.
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General inquiries about the scientific programs at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center may be directed to the Office of Communications at 1.301.286.8955.
