Space Weather Monitoring for a Virtual Reality Simulation

Explore a Python-based tool for space weather monitoring and forecasting in this EuroPython 2017 conference talk. Learn how the system combines data from public space weather portals to predict radiation exposure for astronauts on Mars, integrating with a virtual reality simulation of a Martian settlement. Discover how the tool models Coronal Mass Ejections and energetic particle propagation in the inner Solar System and Martian atmosphere, providing crucial days-to-hours forecasts and alert systems for radiation safety. Gain insights into the challenges of protecting astronauts from space radiation during future manned missions to Mars, where Earth's magnetic field shielding is absent.