Is there weather in space and how does it manifest? What are solar flares and how do they affect our daily lives? Is there something humanity should fear from the Sun and its activity? These are questions that go beyond specialized scientific textbooks and infiltrate our daily lives, from the internet and informative broadcasts to the main news bulletins.

A solar storm can cause damages of hundreds of millions of euros to our technology-dependent civilization, to satellites, telecommunications systems, and even to power grids.