Astronomy › Section K · The Sun › Topic K.4
Space weather
Space may be nearly empty, but it has weather. Gusts of solar wind, flares and coronal mass ejections reach Earth's surroundings, light up the sky with aurorae and can upset satellites, radio, navigation and power grids.
In this topic
- Weather from the Sun
- The Carrington Event of 1859
- Worked example: how fast was the Carrington storm?
- Three sources of space weather
- Worked example: warning times
- Geomagnetic storms and aurorae
- Effects in space
- Effects on the ground
- Forecasting and the climate question
- Common mistakes to avoid
- Key takeaways
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