Move over, Storm from X-Men – China just unleashed 'FengYu,' an AI-powered weather forecaster for outer space! 🌪️ Launched at Shanghai's 2025 World AI Conference, this revolutionary model tracks solar winds, magnetosphere shifts, and ionosphere activity – like having a cosmic meteorologist on speed dial. 📡
Developed by the National Satellite Meteorological Center, FengYu solves what director Wang Jingsong calls the 'Marvel-level challenge' of space weather: predicting solar storms that could fry satellites, disrupt GPS, and knock out power grids. 💥 Traditional models? So 2020s.
Here's why it's cool: 🔥
1️⃣ First full-chain AI covering sun-to-Earth impacts
2️⃣ Built entirely on China's homegrown AI platforms
3️⃣ Upgradable architecture (think Lego blocks for space physics!)
Wang told reporters: "This isn't just about avoiding blackouts – it's about securing humanity's tech-powered future." With SpaceX and Blue Origin racing skyward, FengYu might soon be every astronaut's BFF. 🚀
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cgtn.com