Did you know that powerful solar activity can be felt on Earth— but not in the way you might think. A solar superstorm can affect Earth by taking down power lines, electronics, and the internet, causing disruption to infrastructure that can take years to fix. Google, Facebook, and other tech giants would be at risk, and people would have to live and work without electricity and the internet until it could be restored. Could the sun take down civilization? It happened before? Let’s get into it!