A Puzzle of Magnetic Fields When Voyager 2 visited Uranus and Neptune in the late 1980s, it uncovered surprising magnetic anomalies. Unlike Earth's dipolar magnetic field, which is created by ...

Uranus and Neptune have long been a source of fascination and mystery for scientists, especially when it comes to their magnetic fields. While Earth and Jupiter boast well-defined magnetic dipoles ...

2024 — When Voyager 2 flew by Uranus and Neptune 40 years ago, astronomers were surprised that it detected no global dipole magnetic fields, like Earth's. The explanation: the ice giants are ...

collided with Uranus, causing it to tilt dramatically, affecting its spin, its magnetic field, and even its heat distribution. Mashable Light Speed Want more out-of-this world tech, space and ...

Getting Uranus right helps refine models of magnetic fields and rotations for all gas giants—unlocking new understanding of deep planetary interiors. This timing breakthrough sets the stage for ...

However, unlike these other planets, the glowing lights on Uranus are unique because of their unpredictable manner, which is due to the planet's tilted magnetic field. Thankfully, Hubble has ...

Magnetospheric physics is the study of the magnetic fields surrounding the Earth and ... An updated rotation period of Uranus of 17.247864 ± 0.000010 h is derived from long-term Hubble ...