Parker Solar Probe Finds Magnetic Energy Near Sun’s Surface Enables Solar Wind To Reach Gravity-Defying Speeds
Researchers have utilized data from NASA’s Parker Solar Probe to understand how the sun’s wind, composed of ionized particles or plasma, can exceed speeds of 1 million miles per hour. (Illustration of the Parker Solar Probe spacecraft approaching the sun.) Credit: Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics LaboratoryNASA’s Parker Solar Probe Identifies Mechanism Driving the Sun’s Fast WindParker Solar Probe data has helped researchers understand how the sun’s wind can reach speeds exceeding 1 million miles per hour. This…