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Solar Wind

In Our Time: Science

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The Origins of the Solar Wind

Eugene Parker came up with the first theory, really, of the solar wind. Sydney Chapman in the 30s suggested that the solar wind had both electrons and ions going at the same time. Alan Mason: We have positive and negative charges moving away from the sun. The composition of it is made up of hydrogen, but also more heavy molecules as well.

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