Is it windy in space?
The solar wind has been brought up many times here. The solar wind consists of mostly hydrogen nuclei and electrons. These charged particles are ejected from the sun at high speeds. Though the amount of these particles is very small compared to the mass of the sun, nevertheless they deliver a significant amount of energy. The solar wind causes geomagnetic storms on Earth, and also causes the northern lights. They are also what causes the tail of a comet to point away from the sun. However, if you were in space, you would never “feel” the solar wind. It is far too thin to be felt by our senses, and spaceships never have to worry about being blown off course by the solar wind. So it isn’t windy in the sense that you or I might experience here on Earth.
