solar wind
noun
: plasma continuously ejected from the sun's surface into and through interplanetary space
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The solar wind's been strong, Earth's magnetic field is primed.
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Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 17 Nov. 2025
Strong solar wind speed and periods of favorable magnetic field orientation are driving up geomagnetic storms to G1-G3; with G4 still possible tonight.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 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, 13 Nov. 2025
The second type is a coronal hole, which releases high-speed streams of solar wind.
—Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 12 Nov. 2025
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Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 17 Nov. 2025
Strong solar wind speed and periods of favorable magnetic field orientation are driving up geomagnetic storms to G1-G3; with G4 still possible tonight.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 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, 13 Nov. 2025
The second type is a coronal hole, which releases high-speed streams of solar wind.
—Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 12 Nov. 2025
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“Solar wind.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/solar%20wind. Accessed 27 Nov. 2025.
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