A probe which NASA launched five years ago has flown near enough to the sun’s surface to find out how to prevent the whole world’s internet being knocked out by a solar storm.
The Parker Solar Probe, has uncovered the source of solar wind, a stream of energized particles that flow from the corona, or the sun’s hot outer atmosphere. This flow reaches the Earth - and if solar storms break out they can also impact satellites and Earth’s electrical grids.
Scientists have warned of the dangers of powerful solar storms which some believe could strike within the next decade Express US reported..
