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# Space Weather

Conditions in space driven largely by solar activity that can affect spacecraft, communications and astronauts.
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## Why it matters

Earlier detection of emerging solar active regions could eventually improve forecasting, but current research still requires validation.

## Key Facts

- NASA says the COFFIES model can identify signals before an active region becomes visible.
- NASA also says the model is not ready for operational real-time forecasting.     Current status  RISING    Stories  1    Sources  2    Last updated  Aug 16, 2026
Latest developments
## Story Timeline
Aug 16, 2026   RISING
### [NASA Researchers Use AI to Spot Solar Active Regions Before They Become Visible](/2026/08/nasa-ai-solar-active-regions-space-weather/)

A COFFIES research model looks for subtle acoustic and magnetic precursors on the Sun, offering a potential earlier warning signal for space-weather forecasting — but NASA says it is not yet operational.

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## People, Companies & Places
[organizationNASANASA publishes primary research, mission data and applied scientific AI workflows used in Atalk.TV coverage of space weather, lunar science, citizen science and major observatories including Roman.View entity →](/organization/nasa/)

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Primary context
## Topic Sources

- [NASA — COFFIES uses AI to predict solar active regions ↗](https://science.nasa.gov/science-research/heliophysics/nasas-coffies-uses-ai-to-predict-storm-causing-active-regions-on-sun/)primary · Aug 14, 2026
- [Journal of Geophysical Research: Machine Learning and Computation ↗](https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1029/2025JH001207)research · date not recorded