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Solar wind?
Is the Solar Wind comprised of actual matter along with energy? If so, is there a point at which the gravitational attraction of the Sun overcomes the Solar Wind?
3 Answers
- SANLv 51 decade agoFavorite Answer
The speed of the solar wind is much faster than the escape velocity of the sun's gravitational field, so it just heads out to deep space. However, since the particles are electrically charged, they react strongly with planetary magnetic fields and may be captured and funneled to the poles, making auroras.
- 1 decade ago
Solar wind is a tenuous flow of gas and energetic charged particles, mostly protons and electrons -- plasma -- which stream from the Sun. Typical solar wind velocities are almost 350 kilometers (217 miles) per second. Escaping particles reach upward of 400kmps.
Source(s): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_wind http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1046/j... http://www.solarviews.com/eng/terms.htm#S - michelanglironLv 61 decade ago
The further the photons travel from the sun the less they are attracted by its gravitational field.
Here's an interesting link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_wind
