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James Webb Surprises Uranus Being Literally Twisted by His Own Magnetic Fields — a Phenomenon Thought Impossible

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In just 15 hours of observation, the James Webb revealed that the highly inclined magnetic field of Uranus does not just surround the planet: it literally twists it from the inside. This discovery, impossible to detect for forty years, re-designs our understanding of this icy giant and opens new perspectives on billions of similar exoplanets. More
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In just 15 hours of observation, the James Webb revealed that the highly inclined magnetic field of Uranus does not just surround the planet: it literally twists it from the inside. This discovery, impossible to detect for forty years, re-designs our understanding of this icy giant and opens new perspectives on billions of similar exoplanets. More

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SciencePost broke the news on Saturday, April 18, 2026.
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