plasma
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A joint European-Chinese spacecraft blasted into orbit Tuesday to investigate what happens when extreme winds and giant explosions of plasma shot out from the Sun slam into Earth's magnetic shield.
From Barron's • May 19, 2026
Sometimes this wind is kicked up into a huge storm by massive eruptions of plasma called coronal mass ejections.
From Barron's • May 19, 2026
Once you donate blood, it is taken to a lab, where it is separated into three components: platelets, red blood cells, and plasma.
From Slate • May 9, 2026
The copper wire instantly vaporizes, producing plasma with temperatures of several million degrees.
From Science Daily • May 1, 2026
The collapse would heat the plasma, releasing energy.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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