New Hubble Space Telescope observations have upended decades of expectations about Uranus’ moons. Scientists once thought the planet’s magnetic field darkened their backsides with radiation, but the latest data shows Titania and Oberon are collecting space dust on their leading sides instead. This “cosmic bug splatter” effect suggests dust from Uranus’ outer moons is drifting inward, covering the moons like a slow space car wash. It’s a surprising discovery that sheds light on the strange and dusty dynamics of the Uranian system.
