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JWST Charts Uranus’s Upper Atmosphere in 3D, Exposing Auroral Bands and a Cooling Trend

NIRSpec integral-field measurements of H3+ across nearly a full rotation reveal structure set by Uranus’s tilted, offset magnetic field.

James Webb Delivers First 3D Map of Uranus’s Upper Atmosphere

Reanalysis Points to Solar Storm as Cause of Uranus’s 1986 Radiation Belt Spike

James Webb Spots Tiny New Moon Orbiting Uranus

Uranus Emits 12–15% More Internal Heat Than Previously Thought

Study Finds Uranus Emits 12.5% More Heat Than It Absorbs

Hubble Observations Reveal Unexpected Darkening of Uranus’s Moons