26M views · 172K reactions | You’re looking at the closest-ever images of the Sun. Taken by our Parker Solar Probe during a close flyby, they show the solar wind racing out from the Sun’s outer atmosphere, the corona. Images and data from this mission are helping scientists better understand the Sun’s influence across the solar system, including events that can affect Earth. https://go.nasa.gov/4kA9vSO | NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Facebook

287K views · 2.7K shares | What’s stripping the Martian atmosphere? Scientists long suspected that solar wind was the culprit, and now our MAVEN spacecraft has returned the first-ever measurements of solar wind erosion on Mars. Details: https://youtu.be/5V49yL4pe2E | NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Facebook

Earth is still feeling the effects of a high-speed solar wind stream (CH HSS) today! 💨 Winds peaked at 750–800 km/s (that's over 1 million mph), triggering a G1 geomagnetic storm and auroras in high latitudes. 📉 Wind speeds are now around 692 km/s but still strong enough to keep stormy conditions going through May 19. Expect calmer conditions by May 20. ☀️ No major solar flares or Earth-directed CMEs were spotted. But one region, AR4087, has a powerful magnetic setup — is it building up for so