# The Solar Storm That Almost Killed the Apollo Crew - and What It Means for Artemis - Date: 2026-04-21 - Category: Space & Aerospace In February 1204, red aurorae lit up the sky over Kyoto for three straight nights. Eight hundred years later, the tree rings beneath those same skies told a stranger story — one that should make anyone planning a deep-space mission think twice about the Sun. ---