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Mike Wehner
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- A new study that modeled Uranus and its magnetosphere suggest that, when the planet is at the correct angle, solars winds can enter the magnetosphere and blow through.
- The findings seem to match observations made by Voyager 2 decades ago.
- Additional research would be required to confirm the findings.
Uranus is weird. It's unlike any other planet in our solar system for a number of reasons, but its most bizarre feature is that it rotates at a roughly 90-degree angle to all the other planets. Scientists believe that its strange orientation is due to an impact that the planet sustained early in its life, but they're just beginning to understand how this particular circumstance is affecting the planet on a day-to-day basis.
In a new paper published in the Journal of Geophysical Research, scientists explain that, based on models of the planet and its magnetosphere, it's likely that the solar wind streaming from the Sun actually enters and flows through the magnetosphere rather than flowing around it.
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