Tag: L1 observatories
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SWIFT: A Fleet of Sungazing Spacecraft to Spot Space Tornadoes Before They Reach Earth
Introduction: A Bold Step in Space Weather Forecasting As the Sun’s activity climbs in its 11-year cycle, solar eruptions—flares and coronal mass ejections—pose real risks to satellites, power grids, and critical infrastructure on Earth. A new study proposes a bold solution: a quartet of sentinel spacecraft, collectively named Space Weather Investigation Frontier (SWIFT), designed to…