10K views · 87 reactions | You’ve heard of solar and wind energy, but what about the energy behind solar wind? NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration and ESA - European Space Agency spacecraft may have helped solve the mystery of what powers the stream of energetic particles that flows out into the solar system called the solar wind. | NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center | Facebook

Four facts about the solar wind that will blow your mind: ☀️🌬️🤯 1. The solar wind has been blowing non-stop since the Sun formed about 4.6 billion years ago. ⌛ 2. It travels about 1 million miles an hour (and faster). 🏃 3. It carries about 1.5 million tons of mass away from the Sun every second. 😯 4. It could keep blowing at that rate for a TRILLION YEARS without depleting the Sun! ⚖️ Q: That’s a lot of solar wind — so where does it all go? 🤔👇 A: The solar wind fills space around us to cre

Earth is still feeling the effects of a high-speed solar wind stream (CH HSS) today! 💨 Winds peaked at 750–800 km/s (that's over 1 million mph), triggering a G1 geomagnetic storm and auroras in high latitudes. 📉 Wind speeds are now around 692 km/s but still strong enough to keep stormy conditions going through May 19. Expect calmer conditions by May 20. ☀️ No major solar flares or Earth-directed CMEs were spotted. But one region, AR4087, has a powerful magnetic setup — is it building up for so