Voyager 2's visit to Uranus may have left us with the complete wrong impression of the ice giant for nearly 40 years, ...

Voyager 2's visit to Uranus may have left us with the complete wrong impression of the ice giant for nearly 40 years, according to a new study. ... magnetic field and dark rings.

Voyager 2’s data showed that Uranus’ magnetosphere was home to unexpectedly powerful electron radiation belts. Their intensity was similar to the massive bands of radiation found around Jupiter.

Voyager 2 traveled more than 1.8 billion miles in nine years to reach Uranus. It gathered most of its data on the mysterious planet, including its rings and moons, in just six hours. Advertisement ...

Voyager 2 came within about 50,000 miles of Uranus' cloud tops, providing the first-ever close-up views of the planet, its rings and its moons. A NASA image of Uranus taken by Voyager 2 in 1986.

A recent analysis of 38-year-old Voyager 2 data indicates that the intrepid spacecraft flew past Uranus at an unusual moment when the planet’s magnetosphere was warped by particles from the Sun.

Voyager 2 reached Uranus, the seventh planet in our solar system, 38 years ago. The spacecraft gathered its data in just five days and the discoveries from this one and, so far, only flyby provide ...

Voyager 2's visit to Uranus may have left us with the complete wrong impression of the ice giant for nearly 40 years, ... its moons, magnetic field and dark rings. Voyager 2.

Voyager 2’s data showed that Uranus’ magnetosphere was home to unexpectedly powerful electron radiation belts. Their intensity was similar to the massive bands of radiation found around Jupiter.

Voyager 2's visit to Uranus may have left us with the complete wrong impression of the ice giant for nearly 40 years, according to a new study. Voyager 2 is the only craft to visit Uranus. Its ...