Solar Storms and Solar Wind: Space Weather Explained
Author's summary: Understanding solar storms and solar wind.
Have you ever wondered what happens in space when the Sun gets active? The Sun is a huge ball of gas that occasionally ejects large amounts of energy and particles into space.
These particles can travel to Earth and affect our planet. But what exactly are solar storms and solar wind? To answer this question, let's first talk about the Sun and its corona.
The Sun and Its Corona
The Sun's corona is its outer atmosphere, which is visible during a solar eclipse. While it's hard to see the solar wind directly in photos once it leaves the corona, we can measure the gas directly with instruments in space.
The Sun occasionally ejects large amounts of energy and particles that can smash into Earth.
What is Solar Wind?
Just like on Earth, where you experience weather every day, there's weather in space too. The Sun's energy and particles create a kind of "wind" that flows through space, known as the solar wind.
How Does it Affect Earth?
Sometimes, the solar wind can be strong, and it might affect Earth's magnetic field, causing storms. These storms can be similar to the ones we experience on Earth, with strong winds, rain, thunder, and lightning.
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