New Horizons watches the solar wind as it slows down

Where does the solar system end and interstellar space begin? That's a question scientists have been working to answer using ...
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Solar wind explained: How the sun’s particle stream impacts our solar system

Solar wind sounds poetic, but it's a very real and powerful phenomenon, connecting the Sun to every part of our solar system. Unlike the wind we feel on Earth, solar wind isn't moving air; it's a ...
Phys.org

Mars's rare disappearing solar wind event explained

Mars's atmosphere and climate are impacted by interactions with solar wind, a stream of plasma comprised of protons and electrons that flows from the sun's outermost atmosphere (corona), traveling at ...
The Conversation

What are solar storms and the solar wind? 3 astrophysicists explain how particles coming from the Sun interact with Earth

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com. What is meant by solar storm and solar wind? – ...
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Two solar probes are helping researchers understand what phenomenon powers the solar wind

This artist’s rendition shows NASA’s Parker Solar Probe approaching the Sun. Steve Gribben/Johns Hopkins APL/NASA via AP Our Sun drives a constant outward flow of plasma, or ionized gas, called the ...
The New York Times

Here’s What the Rise of Clean Energy Looks Like From Space

A constellation of satellites orbiting 250 miles above Earth’s surface shows how solar and wind have taken off in recent years: Here’s what renewable energy sites looked like eight years ago. 2017 ...