The solar wind research ties into a mystery that has long perplexed ... a key role in the acceleration of the particles. “I could figure out all the characteristics of reconnection,” Dr. ...

We find that the degree of entry can be significant for solar wind transport into the magnetosphere during such quiet times. Figure 1: Solar wind entry regions in the high-latitude terrestrial ...

Figure 2: Detection by Cluster of rolled-up plasma vortices on 20 November 2001 (20:26–20:42 ut). Evidence for plasma transport across the magnetopause was indeed observed. Cold solar-wind and ...

The magnetic properties of coronal holes meant that the plasma in these jets leaked away into interplanetary space. Previously, it was thought that whatever phenomenon was feeding the solar wind ...

Parker was uniquely positioned between the sun and the particles’ source, allowing scientists to easily figure out ... magnetic field into energy that accelerates the solar wind — the constant ...