NASA launches mission to study space weather

The United States has launched three spacecraft into space in an effort to better monitor space weather, such as solar storms that can interfere with technology and energy systems on Earth.

The three probes were launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on a Falcon 9 rocket, built by the private company SpaceX.

Once in space, the probes will begin the long journey to reach Lagrange point 1 – a point that is approximately 1.5 million kilometers from the Sun, a location that offers a stable vantage point for observation.

The Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP) will use its instruments to study the Sun's high-energy particles and the protective bubble surrounding our solar system known as the heliosphere, data that could provide insights into space weather and cosmic radiation.

Solar storms are high-level radiation events caused by sparks on the Sun's surface. These storms are very difficult to predict.

Solar storms can impact activities on Earth, including aviation, mobile communications and electrical grids – and could potentially put astronauts and satellites in space at risk.

The space weather monitoring spacecraft SWFO-L1, operated by the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), aims to detect weather events in advance.

"This could prevent a threat that's coming, it could give us time to prepare," said Irene Parker of NOAA.

With advance information about potential storms, authorities can shelter astronauts, warn aircraft pilots of possible disruptions to GPS systems and prepare electrical grids for potential disruptions. Meanwhile, the Carruthers Geocorona Observer, which will be the third passenger on the Falcon 9 rocket, will study Earth's exosphere in an effort to understand how space weather affects it./ REL

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