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“Radical Proposal Would Block Solar Storms with Orbital ‘Airbag'”

Posted on June 2, 2026 (October 13, 2026) by U-M Space Institute

Dr. Dan Welling, Assistant Professor at U-M Climate and Space, was interviewed for the article “Radical proposal would block solar storms with orbital ‘airbag’: Gases released from satellites could slash the threat of severe space weather” in Science. | June 2, 2026

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