Uploaded October 2024 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
From here on Earth, our Sun looks steady and unchanging. But close up, it’s a dynamic, active place. Solar storms, or space weather, have the potential to harm our power grids, global positioning systems, communications networks, and spacecraft and astronauts on orbit. Because of the tremendous potential for impacts to infrastructure, NOAA constantly monitors the Sun’s activity, keeping an eye out for potentially hazardous space weather.
From here on Earth, our Sun looks steady and unchanging. But close up, it’s a dynamic, active place. Solar storms, or space weather, have the potential to harm our power grids, global positioning systems, communications networks, and spacecraft and astronauts on orbit. Because of the tremendous potential for impacts to infrastructure, NOAA constantly monitors the Sun’s activity, keeping an eye out for potentially hazardous space weather.
