Stories from Meiyang · China

Wei Fengsi, born in 1941, is an 85-year-old academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and a space physicist. This recognition was recently reported. He is credited with proposing and leading the 'Meridian Project,' a national major science and technology infrastructure. Space weather, driven by solar activity, impacts national aviation and information security. Born in Sichuan in 1941, he is a key pioneer in China's space weather science. Space weather refers to short-term changes in the Earth-space environment caused by solar activity.