How dangerous is 'space weather' | The Royal Society

The sun pours out a constant stream of material, called the solar wind, which interact with the Earth. This can cause the beautiful aurora at the poles but can also damage aircraft, harm astronauts and take out power grids. ⚡ #SpaceWeather #Physics #Meteorology #SolarWind #Sun The 'Monitoring space weather' team at the Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition 2022 spoke to Esme Todd about this invisible threat. Watch more from Summer Science Live 2022: ▶ Summer Science Live (full show) • Summer Science Live 2022: Meteorites,... ▶ Hunting the Winchcombe meteorite • Hunting the Winchcombe meteorite | th... ▶ Is fusion the future of power? • Is fusion the future of energy? | The... ▶ The book on fish that nearly sank Isaac Newton • The book on fish that nearly sank Isa... ▶ Using beer waste to make materials • Making materials post-oil | The Royal... ▶ Nature has made few proteins. Scientists are making more • How to make a brand new protein | The... ▶ What is the 'Darwin Tree of Life'? • DNA sequencing every species in the B... ▶ Why we aren't as polarised as we think • Why the UK isn't as polarised as we t... ▶ What on Earth is a bacteriophage? • What on Earth is a bacteriophage? | T... ▶ Could llamas help cure Covid-19? • Could llamas help cure Covid-19? | Th... ▶ How chocolate gets its flavour • How chocolate gets its flavour | The ... ▶ What would you do with a third thumb? • Could you get used to a third thumb? ... The Royal Society is a Fellowship of many of the world's most eminent scientists and is the oldest scientific academy in continuous existence. ▶https://royalsociety.org/ ????Subscribe to our channel for exciting science videos and live events, many hosted by Brian Cox, our Professor for Public Engagement: https://bit.ly/3fQIFXB We’re also on Twitter ▶ https://twitter.com/royalsociety Facebook ▶ https://www.facebook.com/theroyalsoci... Instagram ▶ https://www.instagram.com/theroyalsoc... And LinkedIn ▶ https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-...