solar wind
noun
: plasma continuously ejected from the sun's surface into and through interplanetary space
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Predicting the timing to view is a less-than-perfect science, as experts rely on NASA satellites to measure the impacts of the solar wind and magnetic intensity.
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Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 16 Oct. 2025
Our next step is to simulate how such tornado-like features in the solar wind may impact our planet and infrastructure.
—Mojtaba Akhavan-Tafti, The Conversation, 13 Oct. 2025
That releases gas and dust particles to form their iconic tails, driven by solar wind.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 12 Oct. 2025
Coronal holes are areas where the sun's magnetic field opens up, allowing solar wind to stream more freely into space.
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 10 Oct. 2025
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Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 16 Oct. 2025
Our next step is to simulate how such tornado-like features in the solar wind may impact our planet and infrastructure.
—Mojtaba Akhavan-Tafti, The Conversation, 13 Oct. 2025
That releases gas and dust particles to form their iconic tails, driven by solar wind.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 12 Oct. 2025
Coronal holes are areas where the sun's magnetic field opens up, allowing solar wind to stream more freely into space.
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 10 Oct. 2025
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“Solar wind.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/solar%20wind. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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