Living With A Star: Science that Matters to People

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On
November 12, 2024 at 7:00 PM, ET, Hamptons Observatoryand Suffolk
County Community College will co-host a free, virtual lecture
entitled “Living With A Star: Science that Matters to People.”
NASA’s Living With A Star program involves heliophysics and targets
specific aspects of the Sun-Earth system that affect life and
society. For example, a
single strong solar flare could bring civilization to its knees.
Modern society has come to depend on technologies sensitive to solar
radiation and geomagnetic storms. Particularly vulnerable are
intercontinental power grids, interplanetary robotic and human
exploration, satellite operations and communications, and GPS
navigation. These technologies are woven into the fabric of daily
life, from health care and finance to basic utilities. Both short-
and long-term forecasting models are urgently needed to mitigate the
effects of solar storms and to anticipate their collective impact on
aviation, astronaut safety, terrestrial climate and more. Dr.
Madhulika Guhathakurta, NASA’s Senior Advisor for New Initiatives,
will
discuss these issues and how NASA’s program intends to address
them. Details
and registration info may be found on
https://bit.ly/LivingWithAStarTalk

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