solar wind
noun
: plasma continuously ejected from the sun's surface into and through interplanetary space
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This particular solar storm is driven by a fast solar wind stream emanating out of a coronal hole — an area of the sun’s atmosphere where winds escape more easily.
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Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 14 Feb. 2025
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The northern lights are forecast to grace the skies above the northern United States this weekend, as the Earth continues to be buffeted by a stream of solar wind.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
This upcoming geomagnetic storm is driven by a high-speed solar wind stream flowing from a coronal hole — a vast region in the sun's atmosphere where solar wind escapes more easily.
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 12 Feb. 2025
The mission was named after Eugene Parker, who first predicted the existence of the solar wind in the 1950s.
—Juliana Kim, NPR, 25 Dec. 2024
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Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 14 Feb. 2025
Incredible Northern Lights View From Plane By Ian Randall
Deputy Science Editor
Newsweek Is A Trust Project Member
news article
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The northern lights are forecast to grace the skies above the northern United States this weekend, as the Earth continues to be buffeted by a stream of solar wind.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
This upcoming geomagnetic storm is driven by a high-speed solar wind stream flowing from a coronal hole — a vast region in the sun's atmosphere where solar wind escapes more easily.
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 12 Feb. 2025
The mission was named after Eugene Parker, who first predicted the existence of the solar wind in the 1950s.
—Juliana Kim, NPR, 25 Dec. 2024
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“Solar wind.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/solar%20wind. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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