Archive · 20 Aug 2025
NASA, IBM Launch AI Surya to Forecast Solar Weather
Imagine the sun is like a giant ball of fire, and sometimes it has big explosions called solar flares.
These flares can mess up things on Earth, like satellites and the power grid.
Scientists have created a super-smart computer program called Surya, with help from NASA and IBM.
Surya uses artificial intelligence to look at pictures and information from the sun, helping them guess when these explosions will happen.
Surya can see the signs and give a two-hour warning, which is better than before.
Because it's open to everyone, other scientists and inventors can use it to make even better predictions, keeping our technology safe!
NASA and IBM have launched Surya, an AI model to predict solar weather.
Surya is trained on 9 years of data from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO).
The AI model analyzes solar data to understand solar eruptions and predict space weather.
Early tests show Surya can generate visual forecasts up to two hours in advance, outperforming current methods.
Surya's code and model are openly available to encourage further development.
- Who
- NASA and IBM developed Surya.
- What
- An AI model called Surya to predict solar weather.
- When
- Early tests show it can provide forecasts up to two hours in advance.
- Where
- The model is used to analyze data from the sun.
- Why
- To better understand and predict solar eruptions and space weather impacts on Earth.
- Model Name
- Surya
- Developed by
- NASA and IBM
- Data Source
- Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO)
- Data Duration
- 9 years of continuous observations (with a 15-year archive)
- Primary Function
- Predicting solar flares and space weather
- Prediction Improvement
- Outperforms current methods by 16%