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  Where did the universe's magnetic fields come from? 

 How the universe got its large magnetic fields has remained one of the stickiest outstanding problems in astrophysics. Now, researchers have proposed a novel solution: a giant "dust battery" operating when the first stars appeared.  

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https://www.space.com/the-universe/where-did-the-universes-magnetic-fields-come-from