solar wind
noun
: plasma continuously ejected from the sun's surface into and through interplanetary space
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Magnetospheres provide a protective bubble around planets with magnetic cores and magnetic fields, shielding them from the sun's harmful flow of gas (or plasma) streaming out in solar winds.
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Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 12 Nov. 2024
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
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Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 12 Nov. 2024
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
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“Solar wind.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/solar%20wind. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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