interstellar wind

American  

[in-ter-stel-er wind] / ˈɪn tərˌstɛl ər ˈwɪnd /

noun

plural

interstellar winds

1. Astronomy. a flow of gases and charged subatomic particles through space outside of the heliosphere, distinct from the solar wind but interacting with it.

---

Example Sentences

During the next few years the pair will continue to measure the rise and fall of solar radiation and the interstellar wind blowing in from supernovae that exploded millions of years ago.

From The Guardian

This is based on data showing that Voyager 1 had to travel further than its twin to reach the heliopause, where the solar wind and the interstellar wind are in balance.

From BBC

The heliosphere can be thought of as a cosmic weather front: a distinct boundary where charged particles rushing outwards from the sun at supersonic speed meet a cooler, interstellar wind blowing in from supernovae that exploded millions of years ago.

From The Guardian

“There are two winds pushing on each other,” Dr. Stone said, “the solar wind from the inside pushing out and the interstellar wind pushing back in, in balance.”

From New York Times

As the solar wind approaches the boundary with the interstellar wind, Stone says, it must go through a sonic shock, "just as the front of a supersonic aircraft."

From Scientific American