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We've been wrong about Uranus for nearly 40 years, new analysis of Voyager 2 data reveals

Voyager 2's 1986 flyby of Uranus, the main source of our knowledge of the icy planet, could have come at the same time as a weird plasma burst from the sun.

Space on MSN · 1d

Long ago, Voyager 2 might have caught Uranus at a bad time

Much of what we understand about Uranus comes from data gathered by NASA's Voyager 2 spacecraft. Thirty-eight years ago, this probe flew by the ice giant, providing humanity with its first close-up glimpse of the seventh planet from the sun.

Mashable on MSN · 2d

Voyager found a mystery on Uranus. Decades later, NASA solved it.

For decades, the observation has been an enigma. But not anymore. Recent analysis of Voyager's old data found that extreme solar wind — a flow of particles shooting out from the sun — impacted the environs around Uranus and created the abnormal episode.

Smithsonian Magazine on MSN23h

Voyager 2 Measured a Rare Anomaly When It Flew Past Uranus, Skewing Our Knowledge of the Planet for 40 Years, Study Suggests

The roughly six-hour flyby in 1986 revealed Uranus' protective magnetic field was strangely empty. Now, researchers say that ...

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Voyager 2 is the only craft to visit Uranus. Its findings may have misled us for 40 years.

But when Voyager 2 got an up-close look at Uranus in 1986, scientists were able to glean some insights that, while ...

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Voyager Therapeutics’ Innovative CNS Pipeline and Promising Alzheimer’s Developments Justify Buy Rating

H.C. Wainwright analyst Patrick Trucchio has reiterated their bullish stance on VYGR stock, giving a Buy rating today. Patrick ...

Smithsonian Magazine on MSN8d

Voyager 1 Breaks Its Silence With NASA via a Radio Transmitter Not Used Since 1981

The farthest spacecraft in the universe went momentarily rogue, but scientists breathed a sigh of relief when it reconnected ...

Phys.org on MSN9d

Still Kickin’ Since the ’70s: NASA’s Voyager Mission Keeps Exploring

NASA’s Voyager mission launched in the 1970s. Today, it’s making history as it conducts new science. But how are two ...

Ice-giant planet was having a bad day when Voyager came calling

Jamie Jasinski at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, and his colleagues reanalysed Voyager 2 data from ...

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Voyager has sufficient resources for planned operating expenses into 2027

Voyager is committed to maintaining a strong balance sheet that supports the advancement and growth of its platform and pipeline. Voyager ...

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Uranus, the ice planet, may have been misunderstood for nearly 40 years

A rare solar wind event was taking place when NASA’s Voyager 2 zipped by in 1986, a new study suggests, which affected what ...

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