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Tiny plasma jets on the sun drive the elusive solar wind, Europe's Solar Orbiter reveals
Solar scientists have found tiny, short-lived jets of energy on our sun to be the primary drivers of the solar wind, marking ...
Weather Words: Solar Wind
Solar winds are electrically charged particles emitted from the sun that are mostly made up of protons and electrons. The sun ...
Tiny Plasma Jets on Sun Identified as Key Drivers of Solar Wind
New observations from Solar Orbiter confirm tiny plasma jets play a key role in both fast and slow solar wind.
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NASA's launching a PUNCH satellite constellation this month to study the solar wind in 3D
Scheduled to launch on Feb. 27, NASA's PUNCH mission could revolutionize space weather forecasts, unify the solar corona and ...
NASA’s PUNCH Mission to track solar wind in 3D: Game changer for space weather
This mission further aims at investigating how the Sun’s corona transforms into the solar wind, helping improve space weather ...
Massive Coronal Hole on Sun Sends High-Speed Solar Wind Toward Earth
A massive coronal hole on the Sun is sending solar wind toward Earth, increasing aurora visibility in higher latitudes.