Washington DC, June 11: NASA scientists recently developed a tool which can predict the destructive solar geomagnetic storms generated from Sun before 24 hours. Here is the complete report.

A panel of NASA scientist which includes one Indian-origin recently develops a new system that can predict solar geomagnetic storms. It’s actually a tool through which scientist now can know the exact timing of sun storm before 24 hours. It will also help preparing face any unwanted situations.

Many of us don’t have idea what destruction Solar Geomagnetic Strom can cause. Sometime the result may cause telecommunication disruptions and power outages. These solar storms begin from the surface of Sun with a massive explosion which is equivalent to thousands of atomic bomb explosion that human mind hardly can imagine.

These are made-up of magnetic energy charged particles which in general originated from Sun’s core. It takes more than a million year for this particle to come to the surface of Sun. Then it out-burst in every direction which in general called as coronal mass ejection (CME). We see it as light and feel as heat. We have a natural protective system, Earth’s magnetic field which filters all deadly effects of it.

In space, numbers are mind boggling! This Solar Geomagnetic Strom ejected as CMC travels at a speed of light i.e. 3000 KM/Sec or 6.7 million miles per hour. It contain gas and magnetized material from the Sun which can be anxious for earth based technology like satellite communication, GPS, power grids, etc.

Before developing this solar geomagnetic storms prediction tool, scientists have no clue to measure its magnetic fields and out-burst timing. NASA clearly stated this idea and their low range prediction i.e. before 30 minute to 1 hour before it hits earth’s magnetic field.

In his statement, Neel Savani (Space Scientist NASA) said, “What we have now is effectively only a 30 to 60 minute heads up of a CME’s configuration before it hits Earth’s magnetosphere. As we become more entwined with technology, disruption from large space weather events affects our daily lives more and more. Breaking through that 24-hour barrier to prediction is crucial for dealing efficiently with any potential problems before they arise.”