How does the solar wind move?
The motion of the solar wind is very complicated and controlled by electricity and magnetism. The movement of solar wind plasma is controlled by the Sun's magnetic fields. The charged particles' movements are controlled by the direction of the magnetic field while in the corona. Once outside the corona the charged particles coast into space.
The solar wind is created by the Sun and moves away from the Sun's upper atmosphere. Solar wind is a plasma. Plasma is a highly energetic ionized gas. Moving plasma creates magnetic fields. There are magnetic fields created by the plasma within the Sun and by the solar wind itself. As the solar wind moves away from the Sun, it drags the magnetic field along with it. As the Sun rotates, the magnetic field winds around it like thread on a spool.
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