Science

How a Solar Storm Could Bring Your Plane Crashing Down

OUT OF THE FRYING PAN

One of the most dangerous places you could be if a solar storm hit the Earth is up in the air.

Eleni Petrakou
Eleni Petrakou
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Photo Illustration by Thomas Levinson/The Daily Beast/Getty
Eleni Petrakou

Eleni Petrakou

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