Think of Space WX – available through iTunes now – as Patrick Moore’s head on Siân Lloyd’s body. It is the first real-time weather app that tracks the weather in space, predicting severe ‘near-earth’ events such as solar flares (high-energy particles from the sun). Of course, if you’re standing on the ground, you wouldn’t ‘feel’ the odd solar event. But exposure to such events whilst in a plane increases the risk of an unwanted dose of radiation – rather worrying if you’re a frequent flyer…