This storm is predicted to proceed over the weekend (Representational)

New Delhi:

Starlink, the satellite tv for pc arm of Elon Musk’s SpaceX, on Saturday, warned customers of a “degraded service” as the most important geomagnetic storm struck the Earth on account of photo voltaic exercise in a really very long time.

“Starlink is at the moment experiencing degraded service. Our crew is investigating,” the corporate wrote on its web site.

Earlier, in a submit on X, the tech billionaire highlighted the severity of the storm, saying that it has put Starlink satellite tv for pc fleet beneath intense strain and described it as “the most important in a very long time”.

“Main geomagnetic photo voltaic storm occurring proper now. Largest in a very long time. Starlink satellites are beneath loads of strain, however holding up to date,” Elon Musk wrote.

In keeping with the US Nationwide Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, a serious storm is at the moment occurring, which is the biggest one since October 2003.

This storm is predicted to proceed over the weekend and poses potential dangers to numerous methods corresponding to navigation, energy grids, and satellite tv for pc navigation.

In the meantime, Elon Musk has mentioned that Tesla might be investing over $500 million in its Supercharger community to create 1000’s of recent chargers in 2024.

“Tesla will spend properly over $500 million increasing our Supercharger community to create 1000’s of recent chargers this 12 months,” Elon Musk wrote on X.

He additionally mentioned that this cash solely accounts for brand spanking new websites and expansions, and never for operations prices, that are a lot greater.

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