25/08/2023 (Agence Europe) – The ESA/NASA Solar Orbiter probe has discovered a multitude of tiny jets of matter escaping from the Sun’s outer atmosphere, announced the European Space Agency (ESA) on Thursday 24 August. “These jets could be the long-sought-after source of the solar wind”, said the Agency, pointing out that the solar wind consists of charged particles, known as plasma, that are continually escaping from the Sun. According to the ESA, each jet lasts between 20 and...