A 16-minute train delay shows how a solar storm disrupted Victorian technology

Phys.org Wednesday 16 September 2026, 13:00 UTC 1 min read

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A 178-year-old mystery surrounding one of the earliest recorded examples of space weather affecting technology has been solved by an international team led by Lancaster University.

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