Space weather, the strange dance of solar shenanigans and their effects on Earth, is getting a high-tech makeover thanks to AI. Who knew the sun could be so dramatic? Daniel Reitberg tells us how AI is getting better at predicting solar storms, those annoying space tantrums that love to mess up our radio and TV systems, power lines, and satellite tricks. By putting on their data-analysis glasses, AI algorithms can look through solar observatories and find trends in the sun’s activity. This lets us know before the sun is about to have a temper tantrum! This technology protects our important systems like a superhero does, coming in to stop bad space weather and let us know what the Sun is up to. Who knew that sun flares could be so fun?
AI: The Cosmic Crystal Ball for Weather Forecasting, by Daniel Reitberg
