solar wind
noun
: plasma continuously ejected from the sun's surface into and through interplanetary space
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The strong solar gravity and the pressure of the solar wind, or constant stream of particles streaming off our sun, fragmented the comet into several chunks.
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Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 30 Jan. 2026
The forecast is for a minor G1 geomagnetic storm, the first level on NOAA’s five-level Space Weather Scale, as a turbulent solar wind interacts with Earth’s magnetic field.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
While the timing can shift hour by hour, the best chances typically unfold after dark, when Earth rotates into the solar wind’s path.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 27 Jan. 2026
These structures formed when high-speed impacts vaporized carbon from the solar wind and meteorites; as this gas cooled rapidly, local iron particles acted as catalysts, knitting the atoms into tubes rather than forming ordinary soot.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 22 Jan. 2026
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Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 30 Jan. 2026
The forecast is for a minor G1 geomagnetic storm, the first level on NOAA’s five-level Space Weather Scale, as a turbulent solar wind interacts with Earth’s magnetic field.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
While the timing can shift hour by hour, the best chances typically unfold after dark, when Earth rotates into the solar wind’s path.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 27 Jan. 2026
These structures formed when high-speed impacts vaporized carbon from the solar wind and meteorites; as this gas cooled rapidly, local iron particles acted as catalysts, knitting the atoms into tubes rather than forming ordinary soot.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 22 Jan. 2026
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“Solar wind.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/solar%20wind. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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