NASA's AI System Offers 30-Minute Warning for Solar Storms Threatening Earth's Infrastructure

Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia - NASA is now utilising artificial intelligence (AI) technology to predict various space phenomena that may occur in the future. They even claim to provide a 30-minute warning before ‘doomsday’ strikes Earth. A key focus of this AI development is predicting severe solar storms. Early warnings would detect large-scale events sooner, potentially damaging specific regions. Light travels from material ejected by the Sun during solar storms. NASA will gather data from satellites including ACE, WIND, IMP-8, and Geotail. Its task is to precisely determine when solar storms occur and their impact. Citing Science Alert, scientists trained a machine-learning model called DAGGER. Unlike other predictive algorithms, this model offers significantly improved speed. The research team revealed it can predict the severity and direction of events in under a second. DAGGER also generates predictions every minute. Several solar storms have had major impacts on Earth. For instance, 35 years ago, Quebec experienced a prolonged power outage lasting hours. Significant damage also occurred during the 1859 Carrington Event, when electrical and communication infrastructure was severely disrupted. Previously, algorithms required considerable time to predict or issue warnings before solar storms hit Earth.