The Unseen Fury of Solar Storms

The Unseen Fury of Solar Storms

Not many people think about space weather—it’s not something we can see or feel. However, it is something that could have a far greater impact on us than any storm on Earth. Henry Wismayer meets the people who spend their lives monitoring solar storms, and explains just why we need to keep an eye on what our sun is doing. It was also one of the first times a solar event disrupted human technology. As the sky blazed overhead, telegraph operators…