Solar Wind
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New data on the origin of the solar wind
(ORDO NEWS) — Scientists on NASA‘s Parker Solar Probe mission have collected important new data on the origin of the solar wind, a continuous stream of charged particles emitted by the Sun. Observations show that the solar wind largely induces many small jets in the Sun’s upper atmosphere. This discovery helped scientists get closer to solving a 60-year-old mystery: what heats and accelerates the solar wind. Scientists from the NASA Parker Solar Probe mission and other space and ground-based observatories…
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On the Sun found a web emitting solar wind
(ORDO NEWS) — For the first time, scientists have looked inside the middle corona of the Sun and found a “complex, dynamic, web-like” plasma structure there. They suggested that it is in this web that the solar wind is born. It is known that the outer atmosphere of the Sun is called the corona. The middle corona, which is responsible for the solar wind and solar flares, has been very little studied. It wasn’t until 2021 that scientists were able…
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Solar wind rushes to Earth at a monstrous speed
(ORDO NEWS) — On December 1, the Earth will feel the first blow of a gale-force solar wind that has burst from a giant crack in the Sun’s atmosphere. The gap was formed the day before – November 28, 2022 – it was noticed by NASA‘s Solar Dynamics Observatory. At the same time, the “draft” began – powerful streams of charged particles flew towards the Earth at a speed of 2.5 million kilometers per hour. Upon reaching the planet, they…
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An unexpected stream of solar wind reaches the Earth at a speed of 372 miles per second
(ORDO NEWS) — On Sunday, a stream of solar wind hit the Earth‘s magnetic field, reaching speeds of more than 600 kilometers (372 miles) per second. While it’s not too alarming – solar storms often hit our planet, causing spectacular auroras – it’s strange that this storm was completely unexpected. “This event was not in the forecast, so the auroras that arose were a surprise,” SpaceWeather reports. The solar wind occurs when a stream of high-energy particles and plasma can…
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Solar wind and where it blows
(ORDO NEWS) — The sun is the source of a constant stream of particles. Neutrinos, electrons, protons, alpha particles, and heavier atomic nuclei all together make up the corpuscular radiation of the Sun. A significant part of this radiation is a more or less continuous outflow of plasma, the so-called solar wind, which is a continuation of the outer layers of the solar atmosphere – the solar corona. Near the Earth, its speed is usually 400–500 km/s. A stream of…
