A reanalysis of Voyager 2 data by Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) reveals that a solar storm likely created Uranus' unexpectedly strong electron radiation belt. A massive solar wind structure, called a co-rotating interaction region, may have hit the planet during the 1986 flyby, supercharging electrons to higher energies than predicted. This explains mystery of Uranus' tilted magnetic field.
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Swati Dubey /
09:11 am on
05 Dec