solar wind
noun
: plasma continuously ejected from the sun's surface into and through interplanetary space
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One of the missions, from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), will beam back real-time observations of the solar wind to provide advance warning of geomagnetic storms that could affect power grids, radio communications, GPS navigation, air travel, and satellite operations.
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Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 24 Sep. 2025
Locked into the fine dust of the lunar surface by billions of years of solar wind, this light, non-radioactive isotope has, for many years, attracted attention from tech firms, space startups, and governments because of its outsized potential.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 24 Sep. 2025
The satellite’s compact coronagraph telescope will monitor the sun for activity and measure the solar wind, providing a constant stream of data to NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2025
Unlike the other two spacecraft, NASA's IMAP will be looking farther from home, focusing on the boundary layer of our solar system and mapping and analyzing the interactions between the solar wind and interstellar space.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 24 Sep. 2025
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Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 24 Sep. 2025
Locked into the fine dust of the lunar surface by billions of years of solar wind, this light, non-radioactive isotope has, for many years, attracted attention from tech firms, space startups, and governments because of its outsized potential.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 24 Sep. 2025
The satellite’s compact coronagraph telescope will monitor the sun for activity and measure the solar wind, providing a constant stream of data to NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2025
Unlike the other two spacecraft, NASA's IMAP will be looking farther from home, focusing on the boundary layer of our solar system and mapping and analyzing the interactions between the solar wind and interstellar space.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 24 Sep. 2025
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“Solar wind.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/solar%20wind. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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