solar wind
noun
: plasma continuously ejected from the sun's surface into and through interplanetary space
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As a result, a fast-moving, turbulent solar wind is escaping from the sun and, crucially, coming straight at Earth.
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Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
Their visibility depends on several factors, including cloud cover, darkness and how Earth's magnetic field responds to the incoming solar wind.
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 15 May 2026
Remember to also keep tabs on real-time conditions using NOAA’s 30-minute aurora forecast and space-weather apps that track solar wind and magnetic field changes.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 15 May 2026
Similar to how cosmic impacts can agitate and heat lunar regolith to liberate trapped particles from the solar wind, machines can do much the same.
—Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 14 May 2026
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Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
Their visibility depends on several factors, including cloud cover, darkness and how Earth's magnetic field responds to the incoming solar wind.
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 15 May 2026
Remember to also keep tabs on real-time conditions using NOAA’s 30-minute aurora forecast and space-weather apps that track solar wind and magnetic field changes.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 15 May 2026
Similar to how cosmic impacts can agitate and heat lunar regolith to liberate trapped particles from the solar wind, machines can do much the same.
—Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 14 May 2026
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“Solar wind.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/solar%20wind. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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