NASA and IBM have launched an advanced open-source AI model called ‘Surya’, designed to understand solar flares, predict space weather, and protect critical technological infrastructure on Earth. The model has been trained on nine years of high-resolution solar data obtained from NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO). This AI model offers a 16% improvement in accuracy in predicting solar flares and can predict them up to two hours in advance.

‘Surya’ is the first foundational AI model for solar physics, helping to protect satellites, GPS navigation, power grids, and telecommunication systems from damage caused by solar storms.