SwRI links Uranus radiation belt mystery to solar storm driven waves
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 04, 2025
SwRI scientists report that a reanalysis of Voyager 2 measurements suggests a powerful solar storm may explain why Uranus hosts an electron radiation belt far more intense than expected. They propose that a large-scale solar wind structure, known as a co-rotating interaction region, was passing through the Uranian system during the 1986 flyby, driving extreme space weather conditions that booste
Published by SpaceDaily on 12/05/2025
