
Aug 4, 2026
✦Physics org
NASA's PUNCH sharpens solar storm forecasting in first test
NASA’s PUNCH mission successfully predicted a solar eruption’s arrival within 30 minutes during a recent test. Scientists used continuous 3D imagery from the 2025 mission to track a May 31, 2025, solar storm. Craig DeForest said, "This could be the space weather equivalent of going from a steam engine."