solar wind
noun
: plasma continuously ejected from the sun's surface into and through interplanetary space
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Understanding the moon’s magnetic past matters because magnetic fields shield planetary surfaces from solar wind and help scientists probe the evolution of planetary interiors.
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Stefanie Waldek, Space.com, 27 Feb. 2026
Escapade is actually a pair of spacecraft headed to Mars to study how the solar wind affects the Martian atmosphere.
—Joe Palca, NPR, 26 Feb. 2026
Enhanced solar wind speeds of 600 to 700 km/s from a large hole in the sun’s atmosphere are triggering minor G1 geomagnetic storm conditions Monday night, increasing the chances of seeing the northern lights.
—Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 23 Feb. 2026
This protection doesn’t cover everything, however; lighter species of gases — including water vapor — are constantly stripped away by the solar wind, and seen in Venus’s magnetotail.
—Big Think, 5 Feb. 2026
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Stefanie Waldek, Space.com, 27 Feb. 2026
Escapade is actually a pair of spacecraft headed to Mars to study how the solar wind affects the Martian atmosphere.
—Joe Palca, NPR, 26 Feb. 2026
Enhanced solar wind speeds of 600 to 700 km/s from a large hole in the sun’s atmosphere are triggering minor G1 geomagnetic storm conditions Monday night, increasing the chances of seeing the northern lights.
—Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 23 Feb. 2026
This protection doesn’t cover everything, however; lighter species of gases — including water vapor — are constantly stripped away by the solar wind, and seen in Venus’s magnetotail.
—Big Think, 5 Feb. 2026
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“Solar wind.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/solar%20wind. Accessed 5 Mar. 2026.
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