NASA Solves Decades Old Mysteries Of Uranus After Deep Dive Into Voyager 2 Data
New research suggests that just before Voyager 2 arrived, Uranus was hit by a rare blast of solar wind from the Sun that compressed its magnetosphere, creating conditions Voyager caught on camera by a lucky coincidence.
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Voyager 2 Measured a Rare Anomaly When It Flew Past Uranus, Skewing Our Knowledge of the Planet for 40 Years, Study SuggestsThe roughly six-hour flyby in 1986 revealed Uranus' protective magnetic field was strangely empty. Now, researchers say that ...
But when Voyager 2 got an up-close look at Uranus in 1986, scientists were able to glean some insights that, while ...
Much of the understanding of the seventh planet comes from a brief flyby nearly 40 years ago, which researchers now say overlapped with an exceptional solar event.
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Still Kickin’ Since the ’70s: NASA’s Voyager Mission Keeps ExploringNASA’s Voyager mission launched in the 1970s. Today, it’s making history as it conducts new science. But how are two ...
Almost 40 years ago, Voyager 2 passed Uranus. Since then, people have been puzzling over the measurement data collected there ...
A study published Monday in the journal Nature Astronomy suggests that when Voyager 2 zipped by in 1986, Uranus was in the midst of a rare solar wind event that colored scientists’ conclusions ...
When Voyager 2 flew past the ice giant 38 years ago, it revealed a magnetosphere warped by solar winds, a finding uncovered through recent analysis of archival data.
Voyager 2’s 1986 flyby saw Uranus under rare conditions that occur only 4% of the time, shaping unique data and insights. Voyager 2’s findings hint that Uranus deserves a revisit, prompting NASA ...
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