solar wind
noun
: plasma continuously ejected from the sun's surface into and through interplanetary space
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These switchbacks are thought to help generate the slow solar wind.
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Rebecca Boyle, Scientific American, 1 Mar. 2024
Earth's magnetic field is a protective shield Earth's magnetic field creates an invisible barrier that shields us from the solar winds.
—George Petras, USA TODAY, 17 May 2024
This created a golden opportunity for collaboration, as ESA-led Solar Orbiter’s remote-sensing instruments observed the source region of the solar wind that Parker would later encounter.
—George Dvorsky / Gizmodo, Quartz, 2 May 2024
Coronal mass ejections can cause geomagnetic storms on Earth, a massive gust of solar winds that disrupt the outer layer of Earth’s magnetic field, wreaking havoc in the entire magnetic field of the planet, scientists say.
—Caralin Nunes, The Arizona Republic, 28 Feb. 2024
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Rebecca Boyle, Scientific American, 1 Mar. 2024
Earth's magnetic field is a protective shield Earth's magnetic field creates an invisible barrier that shields us from the solar winds.
—George Petras, USA TODAY, 17 May 2024
This created a golden opportunity for collaboration, as ESA-led Solar Orbiter’s remote-sensing instruments observed the source region of the solar wind that Parker would later encounter.
—George Dvorsky / Gizmodo, Quartz, 2 May 2024
Coronal mass ejections can cause geomagnetic storms on Earth, a massive gust of solar winds that disrupt the outer layer of Earth’s magnetic field, wreaking havoc in the entire magnetic field of the planet, scientists say.
—Caralin Nunes, The Arizona Republic, 28 Feb. 2024
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“Solar wind.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/solar%20wind. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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