Scientists propose StormWall: a spacecraft fleet to actively reinforce Earth's magnetosphere against solar storms
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Sharmila Kuthunur
Summary
A team led by Brian Walsh of Boston University has proposed StormWall, a bold concept to actively strengthen Earth's magnetosphere against severe solar storms using a fleet of spacecraft. Rather than just forecasting and bracing for solar storm impacts, the StormWall system would deploy spacecraft to blunt the effects of space weather before it reaches Earth. The concept is based on computer simulations and applies serious physics principles to actively defend the planet's natural magnetic field.
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· 1 pulledWhen you apply some really serious physics to it, it does work.
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