News Astronomy The Parker Solar Probe may have spotted the origin of high-speed solar winds Kinky magnetic fields near the surface of the sun power the winds’ blasts of gas The Parker Solar Probe spacecraft dives into the sun’s atmosphere (illustrated) to study the origins of solar flares and other solar activity. NASA Share this:EmailFacebookTwitterPinterestPocketRedditPrint By James R. Riordon June 7, 2023 at 11:00 am A spacecraft plunging into the sun’s atmosphere has revealed the likely source of powerful blasts of plasma in fast solar winds. Far from the sun, the solar wind is a nebulous, turbulent plasma.