solar wind
noun
: plasma continuously ejected from the sun's surface into and through interplanetary space
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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.
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Big Think, 5 Feb. 2026
The strong solar gravity and the pressure of the solar wind, or constant stream of particles streaming off our sun, fragmented the comet into several chunks.
—Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 30 Jan. 2026
The forecast is for a minor G1 geomagnetic storm, the first level on NOAA’s five-level Space Weather Scale, as a turbulent solar wind interacts with Earth’s magnetic field.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
While the timing can shift hour by hour, the best chances typically unfold after dark, when Earth rotates into the solar wind’s path.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 27 Jan. 2026
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Big Think, 5 Feb. 2026
The strong solar gravity and the pressure of the solar wind, or constant stream of particles streaming off our sun, fragmented the comet into several chunks.
—Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 30 Jan. 2026
The forecast is for a minor G1 geomagnetic storm, the first level on NOAA’s five-level Space Weather Scale, as a turbulent solar wind interacts with Earth’s magnetic field.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
While the timing can shift hour by hour, the best chances typically unfold after dark, when Earth rotates into the solar wind’s path.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 27 Jan. 2026
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“Solar wind.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/solar%20wind. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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