#solar wind

NASA’s MAVEN spacecraft observed the Zwan-Wolf effect at Mars during a powerful 2023 solar storm, revealing a plasma-compression phenomenon previously associated with Earth.

A study of 70 coronal holes on the Sun links magnetic structure to high-speed solar wind streams, offering a potential step toward better space weather forecasting.

The European Space Agency says Proba-3 has demonstrated precision formation flying and begun producing early science results by creating on-demand solar eclipses in space to study the corona and the origins of space 
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A large hole in the sun’s atmosphere is sending high-speed solar wind toward Earth, with auroras forecast to reach several northern US states on Friday and Saturday.

Images from ESA’s Proba-3 mission indicate that slow solar wind in the inner corona can travel three to four times faster than scientists had expected, offering a new look at one of solar physics’ hardest regions to see.

New work highlighted by Phys.org says research on coronal holes could improve forecasting of fast solar wind streams that can disrupt critical systems on Earth.

Researchers including scientists at UCL say Saturn’s magnetic bubble appears asymmetrical compared with Earth’s, with the planet’s rapid rotation and solar wind interaction cited as likely drivers.

New analysis highlighted by Universe Today argues that plasma waves inside the solar wind play a larger role in redistributing energy across the Solar System than many models have assumed.