solar wind
noun
: plasma continuously ejected from the sun's surface into and through interplanetary space
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Researchers think that during the most active part of the sun's 11-year cycle, known as solar maximum, fewer cosmic rays reach the planet because its magnetic field is strengthened by the constant whipping of the solar wind.
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Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Neptune's magnetic field is tilted by 47 degrees off of the planet's axis of rotation—meaning that the field lines along which the solar wind is channeled meet the atmosphere in a different place to those here on Earth.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025
Saturn exhibits bright ultraviolet auroras that, unlike Earth's, maintain consistent intensity regardless of solar wind turbulence, suggesting its magnetic field can absorb and dissipate energy without injecting it into the atmosphere.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
This intense magnetism produces spectacular auroras, detectable through radio emissions, even without the help of a parent star's solar wind.
—Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 24 Mar. 2025
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Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Neptune's magnetic field is tilted by 47 degrees off of the planet's axis of rotation—meaning that the field lines along which the solar wind is channeled meet the atmosphere in a different place to those here on Earth.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025
Saturn exhibits bright ultraviolet auroras that, unlike Earth's, maintain consistent intensity regardless of solar wind turbulence, suggesting its magnetic field can absorb and dissipate energy without injecting it into the atmosphere.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
This intense magnetism produces spectacular auroras, detectable through radio emissions, even without the help of a parent star's solar wind.
—Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 24 Mar. 2025
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“Solar wind.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/solar%20wind. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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