Summary:
- The Proba-3 mission, a pair of satellites launched by the European Space Agency (ESA), has provided surprising new insights into the solar wind - the constant stream of charged particles flowing from the Sun.
- The Proba-3 satellites were able to measure the solar wind at a distance much closer to the Sun than previous missions, revealing that the solar wind accelerates much more rapidly than scientists had expected.
- This new data from Proba-3 will help scientists better understand the complex processes that drive the solar wind and how it interacts with the Earth's magnetic field, which is important for understanding space weather and its potential impacts on our planet.