How the Northern Lights Can JAM Your GPS

We all know the Aurora Borealis is beautiful, but did you know it can be powerful enough to disrupt GPS? A recent study from the Arctic reveals how intense space storms, known as substorms, create 'radio turbulence' in our atmosphere that can scramble navigation signals from GPS, GLONASS, and Galileo satellites.

Join us as we break down the science of 'ionospheric scintillation' and explore how researchers in Svalbard used all-sky cameras and specialized receivers to pinpoint the source of the interference. Discover why this effect is so localized and what it means for the future of technology in polar regions. The same magnetic field that protects us and creates the aurora can also challenge the technology we rely on!

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