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NASA's PUNCH sharpens solar storm forecasting in first test

NASA's PUNCH sharpens solar storm forecasting in first test
Phys.org Tuesday 04 August 2026, 21:10 UTC 1 min read
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Using continuous imagery from NASA's PUNCH (Polarimeter to Unify the Corona and Heliosphere) mission, scientists predicted the near-Earth arrival of a solar eruption to within 30 minutes in an initial proof-of-concept test. The results, presented Tuesday at the Committee on Space Research Scientific Meeting and under review at the journal Space Weather, could revolutionize the way Earth-impacting storms are forecast.

Using continuous imagery from NASA's PUNCH (Polarimeter to Unify the Corona and Heliosphere) mission, scientists predicted the near-Earth arrival of a solar eruption to within 30 minutes in an initial proof-of-concept test. The results, presented Tuesday at the Committee on Space Research Scientific Meeting and under review at the journal Space Weather, could revolutionize the way Earth-impacting storms are forecast.
NASA (ORG) Corona (LOCATION) Heliosphere (ORG) Earth (LOCATION) the Committee on Space Research Scientific Meeting (ORG)
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