Waspie_Dwarf Posted July 6, 2015 #1 Share Posted July 6, 2015 Carrington-L5: A UK mission to provide 5-day space weather forecasts Coronal mass ejections (CME), billion-tonne solar plasma eruptions moving towards the Earth at up to 2500 kilometres per second, can cause extensive and expensive disruption by damaging power, satellite and communication networks. A UK consortium is proposing an operational mission, called Carrington-L5, to give a five-day warning of hazardous solar activity that could inflict severe damage to our infrastructure. The mission concept will be presented at the National Astronomy Meeting in Llandudno by Dr Markos Trichas of Airbus Defence and Space (UK).Read more... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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