solar wind
noun
: plasma continuously ejected from the sun's surface into and through interplanetary space
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Although geomagnetic activity is expected to remain relatively quiet this evening, May 28, there’s still a chance the northern lights could ripple across far northern skies as lingering solar wind from a weak coronal hole continues to graze Earth.
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Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 28 May 2026
Mars, however, lost most of its global magnetic field billions of years ago and today possesses only a much weaker, patchier magnetic environment formed when the solar wind interacts directly with the planet’s thin upper atmosphere.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 26 May 2026
In recent images released by the space agency, the rugged Martian surface can be seen in detail, along with traces of the solar wind that, around craters and the south polar cap, is rich in water ice.
—Jorge Garay, Wired News, 25 May 2026
Psyche’s magnetometer may have detected a signature of the solar wind interacting with Mars’ upper atmosphere or its remnant magnetic field, and its spectrometers were tuned to measure the chemical composition of the Martian surface underneath the spacecraft’s flight path.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 20 May 2026
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Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 28 May 2026
Mars, however, lost most of its global magnetic field billions of years ago and today possesses only a much weaker, patchier magnetic environment formed when the solar wind interacts directly with the planet’s thin upper atmosphere.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 26 May 2026
In recent images released by the space agency, the rugged Martian surface can be seen in detail, along with traces of the solar wind that, around craters and the south polar cap, is rich in water ice.
—Jorge Garay, Wired News, 25 May 2026
Psyche’s magnetometer may have detected a signature of the solar wind interacting with Mars’ upper atmosphere or its remnant magnetic field, and its spectrometers were tuned to measure the chemical composition of the Martian surface underneath the spacecraft’s flight path.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 20 May 2026
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“Solar wind.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/solar%20wind. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.
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