Although it may not seem like it, space has its own weather. It doesn’t consist of rain, hurricanes, or snow, but it does have wind, and lots of it. We call the phenomenon solar wind, and it’s nothing ...

Wind energy is the largest single source of renewable energy in the U.S., comprising 10 percent of the nation’s electricity mix. In Iowa and South Dakota, wind provides more than half the electricity.

Wind shear is defined as the change in wind speed, wind direction, or both, over some distance. You may have heard airplane pilots talk about turbulence and warn passengers that they’re in for a bumpy ...