solar wind
noun
: plasma continuously ejected from the sun's surface into and through interplanetary space
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The best viewing window is expected late Friday night, April 10, through the early hours of Saturday, April 11, when geomagnetic activity linked to the incoming solar wind stream is forecast to peak.
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Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
According to the latest forecast from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC), a minor (G1) geomagnetic storm sparked by fast-moving solar winds could make auroras visible across as many as 10 northern states.
—Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 10 Apr. 2026
Using this to simulate the shape of Saturn's magnetic field, the team found that the way the solar wind interacts with the ringed planet's magnetosphere is similar to interactions with the magnetic field of its fellow gas giant, Jupiter.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 1 Apr. 2026
Here's everything to know about SETI's new research, and how solar winds and other factors could be interfering with alien messages.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 11 Mar. 2026
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Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
According to the latest forecast from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC), a minor (G1) geomagnetic storm sparked by fast-moving solar winds could make auroras visible across as many as 10 northern states.
—Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 10 Apr. 2026
Using this to simulate the shape of Saturn's magnetic field, the team found that the way the solar wind interacts with the ringed planet's magnetosphere is similar to interactions with the magnetic field of its fellow gas giant, Jupiter.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 1 Apr. 2026
Here's everything to know about SETI's new research, and how solar winds and other factors could be interfering with alien messages.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 11 Mar. 2026
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“Solar wind.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/solar%20wind. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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