solar wind
noun
: plasma continuously ejected from the sun's surface into and through interplanetary space
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Jupiter may be untouchable by solar winds, but the Jovian system—Jupiter and its moons— generates its own energetic particles.
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Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 May 2024
The auroras occur when the Earth's magnetic field becomes disrupted by intense solar winds traveling at 3 million mph that carry plasma particles that interact with gases – namely oxygen and nitrogen – in the planet's atmosphere.
—Stephen J. Beard, USA TODAY, 18 May 2024
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Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 May 2024
The auroras occur when the Earth's magnetic field becomes disrupted by intense solar winds traveling at 3 million mph that carry plasma particles that interact with gases – namely oxygen and nitrogen – in the planet's atmosphere.
—Stephen J. Beard, USA TODAY, 18 May 2024
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“Solar wind.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/solar%20wind. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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