Researchers were eager to study Uranus’ magnetosphere, and what they saw in the Voyager 2 data in 1986 flummoxed them. Inside the planet’s magnetosphere were electron radiation belts with an ...

A NASA image of Uranus taken by Voyager 2 in 1986. Voyager's observation of Uranus' magnetic field may not be representative of the planet's usual situation.

Forgotten property of the electron Physical discovery opens up new avenues for 'orbitronics' Date: May 20, 2025 Source: Forschungszentrum Juelich Summary: ...

In atomic physics and quantum chemistry, the electron configuration is the arrangement of electrons in an atom, molecule, or other physical structure (e.g., a crystal). Like other elementary ...

The magnetic poles of Uranus and Neptune, by contrast, are tilted 59 and 47 degrees, respectively, from their rotational axes, and the magnetic field lines are constantly morphing and shifting.

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Much of what we know about Uranus is taken from data gathered by NASA's Voyager 2 spacecraft, which zipped past the ice giant in 1986. The probe's observations revealed the planet had a bizarrely ...