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Space Weather is the term scientists use to describe the everchanging conditions in space. Explosions on the Sun create storms of radiation, fluctuating magnetic fields, and swarms of energetic particles. These phenomena travel outward through the Solar System with the solar wind. Upon arrival at Earth, they interact in complex ways with Earth's magnetic field, creating Earth's radiation belts and the Aurora. Some space weather storms can damage satellites, disable electric power grids, and disrupt cell phone communications systems.


An Introduction to Space Weather
Space Weather Today
Explore Space Weather and the Sun-Earth System
Monitoring and Modeling Space Weather
Fundamental Physics relevant to Space Weather
Space Weather Image & Multimedia Gallery
Space Weather Activities, Projects & Problems
Space Weather Glossary
Space Weather Web Links
Space Weather Archive (prior to 2003)


Center for Integrated Space Weather Modeling Center for Integrated Space Weather Modeling


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