James Webb Space Telescope captures strange magnetic forces warping Uranus
Science Daily
February 21, 2026
For the first time, scientists have mapped Uranus’s upper atmosphere in three dimensions, tracking temperatures and charged particles up to 5,000 kilometers above the clouds. Webb’s sharp vision revealed glowing auroral bands and unexpected dark regions shaped by the planet’s wildly tilted magnetic field.
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Originally published on Science Daily on 2/21/2026