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Solar wind

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The Sun sends out a wind.

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Solar wind flow.gif
It is a stream of tiny bits. This wind moves through space. It can push on a comet. It can even make lights in the sky. Do you see the sun?
Magnificent CME Erupts on the Sun - August 31.jpg
Magnificent CME Erupts on the Sun - August 31.jpg

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File:Solar wind flow.gif
Solar wind flow.gif
Parker Solar Probe's View of Solar Wind...
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Birkeland-anode-globe-fig259.jpg
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Sources of solar wind.gif
File:Solar wind at Voyager 1.png
Solar wind at Voyager 1.png
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52706main hstorion lg.jpg
File:Magnificent CME Erupts on the Sun - August 31.jpg
Magnificent CME Erupts on the Sun - August 31.jpg
File:Switchbacks on the Sun.gif
Switchbacks on the Sun.gif
File:Structure_of_the_magnetosphere_LanguageSwitch.svg
Structure_of_the_magnetosphere_LanguageSwitch.svg
File:Solar Wind and Earth's magnetic field.png
Solar Wind and Earth's magnetic field.png
File:Aldrin Next to Solar Wind Experiment - GPN-2000-001211.jpg
Aldrin Next to Solar Wind Experiment -...
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