How NASA spots potentially catastrophic geomagnetic storms before they strike

6:00am PST - February 16th, 2022    suns - Engadget

A recent batch of SpaceX’s Starlink internet-beaming cubesats met with tragedy on February 3rd when a 49-member cohort of the newly-launched satellites encountered a strong geomagnetic storm in orbit.“These storms cause the atmosphere to warm and atmospheric …