{
  "id": 1767989,
  "title": "Astronomers Finally See the Twisted Magnetic Fields That Drive Protostar Jets",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/astronomers-finally-see-the-twisted-magnetic-fields-that-drive",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-18T17:42:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Universe Today",
    "slug": "universe-today",
    "url": "https://www.universetoday.com/articles/astronomers-finally-see-the-twisted-magnetic-fields-that-drive-protostar-jets"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "For decades, scientists have theorized that young protostar jets are shaped and driven by complex, twisted magnetic fields. But they couldn't detect them. Now, thanks to ALMA, they've found them around a young binary protostar.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}