solar wind
noun
: plasma continuously ejected from the sun's surface into and through interplanetary space
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To better understand how solar wind energy interacts with Mars’ atmosphere and magnetic environment, and how that might have altered the planet's surface, NASA and the University of California, Berkeley's Space Sciences Laboratory are sending twin orbiters to the Red Planet.
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Matthew Glasser, ABC News, 8 Nov. 2025
The northern lights, or aurora borealis, are waves of light created when the solar wind strikes the atmosphere, creating a display of moving lights in the night sky.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 7 Nov. 2025
The overnight storm was likely triggered by a glancing CME arrival that combined with lingering effects from a high-speed solar wind stream, according to NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC).
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 6 Nov. 2025
But in 2007, a detailed analysis demonstrated that Earth’s magnetic field actually, despite these limitations, does a remarkable job of shielding the Moon from the solar wind.
—Big Think, 6 Nov. 2025
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Matthew Glasser, ABC News, 8 Nov. 2025
The northern lights, or aurora borealis, are waves of light created when the solar wind strikes the atmosphere, creating a display of moving lights in the night sky.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 7 Nov. 2025
The overnight storm was likely triggered by a glancing CME arrival that combined with lingering effects from a high-speed solar wind stream, according to NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC).
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 6 Nov. 2025
But in 2007, a detailed analysis demonstrated that Earth’s magnetic field actually, despite these limitations, does a remarkable job of shielding the Moon from the solar wind.
—Big Think, 6 Nov. 2025
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“Solar wind.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/solar%20wind. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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