solar wind
noun
: plasma continuously ejected from the sun's surface into and through interplanetary space
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These tools provide live alerts, solar wind data and changing space weather conditions.
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Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
Long before scientists understood solar wind or magnetism, people associated auroras with spirits, omens, warriors, or celestial beings.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 June 2026
This artificial plasma would drift toward the sun-facing edge of the magnetosphere, effectively thickening the boundary between Earth and the incoming solar wind.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 8 June 2026
However, high-speed solar wind from a coronal hole could deflect the energy, the SWPC notes.
—Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 4 June 2026
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Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
Long before scientists understood solar wind or magnetism, people associated auroras with spirits, omens, warriors, or celestial beings.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 June 2026
This artificial plasma would drift toward the sun-facing edge of the magnetosphere, effectively thickening the boundary between Earth and the incoming solar wind.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 8 June 2026
However, high-speed solar wind from a coronal hole could deflect the energy, the SWPC notes.
—Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 4 June 2026
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“Solar wind.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/solar%20wind. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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