Solar Cycle Heats Up and Threatens Satellites

SolarflareSolar radiation reaches an 11-year high again in 2011, making things interesting for those reliant on satellites — the U.S. military included.As Inside the Air Force notes this week, the solar cycle — “the frequency in which sun spots and solar flares occur” — waxes and wanes every 11 years. The last one reached [...] continue reading latest news