Watch Solar Wind Whirl from The Sun | European Space Agency's Solar Orbiter FriendsofNASA.org: Aside from sunlight, the Sun sends out a gusty stream of particles called the solar wind. The European Space Agency-led Solar Orbiter mission is the first to capture on camera this wind flying out from the Sun in a twisting, whirling motion. The solar wind particles spiral outwards as if caught in a cyclone that extends millions of kilometers from the Sun. Solar wind rains down on Earth's atmosphere co