Why in news A new study reveals that Voyager 2's 1986 flyby of Uranus gave inaccurate data due to unusual solar wind conditions at th...
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A new study reveals that Voyager 2's 1986 flyby of Uranus gave inaccurate data due to unusual solar wind conditions at the time.
The solar wind event caused Uranus's magnetosphere to shrink, leading to misleading observations about its size and plasma content.
Voyager 2 recorded unusually low plasma around Uranus, which puzzled scientists as plasma is common in planetary magnetospheres.
The study corrects earlier beliefs, showing Uranus’s largest moons, Titania and Oberon, are inside the planet's magnetosphere, possibly indicating subsurface oceans.
The findings could lead to a better understanding of Uranus's magnetosphere and inform future missions.
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