solar wind
noun
: plasma continuously ejected from the sun's surface into and through interplanetary space
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The center said a minor geomagnetic storm is forecast due to effects from the sun and strong solar winds.
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James Powel, USA Today, 23 Dec. 2025
According to space weather forecasters at the NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center, Earth is currently being brushed by fast-moving solar wind streaming from an Earth-facing coronal hole on the sun.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 22 Dec. 2025
An analysis of this X-ray light, emitted by gasses interacting with the solar wind, will help scientists understand how the comet is being influenced by the high-energy environment surrounding our star after its marathon voyage through interstellar space.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 19 Dec. 2025
Launched in 2013 and having entered Mars' orbit in September 2014, Maven began studying the upper Martian atmosphere and its interaction with the solar wind.
—CBS News, 10 Dec. 2025
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James Powel, USA Today, 23 Dec. 2025
According to space weather forecasters at the NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center, Earth is currently being brushed by fast-moving solar wind streaming from an Earth-facing coronal hole on the sun.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 22 Dec. 2025
An analysis of this X-ray light, emitted by gasses interacting with the solar wind, will help scientists understand how the comet is being influenced by the high-energy environment surrounding our star after its marathon voyage through interstellar space.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 19 Dec. 2025
Launched in 2013 and having entered Mars' orbit in September 2014, Maven began studying the upper Martian atmosphere and its interaction with the solar wind.
—CBS News, 10 Dec. 2025
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“Solar wind.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/solar%20wind. Accessed 1 Jan. 2026.
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