solar wind

noun

: plasma continuously ejected from the sun's surface into and through interplanetary space

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At this point, you’re left with radiation from the sun, solar wind particles that get blown off the sun, and maybe some tiny meteorites that pelt the debris time and time again, but the process of breaking something down at this point would take thousands of years. —

Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 5 Nov. 2024 SpaceX launched an unpiloted Dragon cargo ship Monday evening, an election eve flight to deliver three tons of crew supplies, science gear and other equipment to the International Space Station, including an unusual wooden satellite, a solar wind monitor and holiday fare for the lab's crew. —

William Harwood, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2024 Most of the time, Earth’s magnetic field can rebuff and deflect the solar wind. —

Byhannah Richter, science.org, 31 Oct. 2024 Inside the heliosphere, space is dominated by particles of the solar wind, while outside of it, cosmic rays reign. —

Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 14 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for solar wind