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Sharmila Kuthunur

'Uranus is weird.' Big moons of tilted ice giant hide a magnetic mystery, Hubble telescope reveals

A blue orb surrounded by four smaller bright orbs on a black background.

New data from the Hubble Space Telescope suggests that Uranus' largest moons are gathering dust — literally.

Uranus, the seventh planet from the sun and home to 28 known moons, is well known for its bizarre tilt. The planet spins almost completely on its side, an oddball orientation that twists its magnetic field into a warped and constantly shifting force, which scientists have long thought would leave visible scars on its moons by bombarding them with charged particles.

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