The Sun continuously sheds its skin, blowing a ferocious wind of charged particles directly at planet Earth. From time to time, solar storms slam into Earth, spawning colorful auroras and wreaking havoc on satellite communications. Even as our increasing use of satellites has made us more vulnerable to solar storms, a new breed of "space weathermen" is learning how to predict them and warn us before they hit. SCIENCE BULLETINS are a production of the American Museum of Natural History… http://sciencebulletins.amnh.org/

The Sun continuously sheds its skin, blowing a ferocious wind of charged ...