Sputnik
July 29, 2021
According to NASA, solar wind is created by the expansion of plasma from the Sun’s outermost atmosphere. This plasma is continually heated to the point that the Sun’s gravity can’t hold it down. As the Sun rotates, it winds up its magnetic field lines above its polar regions into a large rotating spiral, creating a constant stream of “wind”.
Solar winds have caused a crack in our planet’s magnetic field, the website SpaceWeather.com has reported. Earth’s magnetic field is vital to life on our planet, as it protects the ozone layer from cosmic rays and harmful radiation. According to the outlet, space weather forecasters recently estimated that the speed of solar winds reached 400 kilometres per second as they battered the Earth.