solar winds

Sun's charged breath

Solar wind is a continuous stream of charged particles—mostly protons and electrons—that flows outward from the sun's corona into space.

This plasma travels at speeds of several hundred kilometers per second and extends well beyond the outer planets, creating a vast bubble called the heliosphere.

Solar wind interacts with Earth's magnetic field to produce phenomena like the aurora borealis.

Intense bursts of solar wind during solar storms can disrupt satellites, communications systems, and power grids on Earth.

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heliosphere · radiation · magnetosphere · sunspots · space radiation · Carrington event · astronomy · sun spots · interplanetary · geomagnetic storm · space weather · chromosphere · magnetic field · polar lights · aurora borealis · northern lights · perihelion · heliopause

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solar windscosmic rays

Energetic particles from beyond

direction of flow

solar windsaccretion

Growth through external addition

cosmic vs. terrestrial

solar windstrade winds

Reliable equatorial air currents

jet stream · sea breeze · ocean currents · land breeze · monsoon

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