NASA researchers make observation of Uranus polar cyclone in first photos

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NASA scientists have found strong evidence of a polar cyclone on Uranus for the first time. 

Researchers examined radio waves emitted from the ice giant and detected the phenomenon at its north pole. 

NASA said in a release that the findings, published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters, confirm a broad truth. 

For all planets with substantial atmospheres in the solar system, whether they are composed of mainly rock or gas, the atmospheres show signs of a vortex at the poles. 

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