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

NASA's Voyager 2 spacecraft flew by Uranus. This was the first time any spacecraft had ever visited Uranus. Its twin spacecraft, Voyager 1, only made it as far as Saturn before veering out of the ...

Unfortunate timing The first panel of this artist's concept depicts how Uranus's magnetosphere – its protective bubble – was behaving before the 1986 flyby of NASA's Voyager 2. The second panel shows ...

On this date, Jan. 24, 1986, Voyager 2 began beaming images from Uranus, giving scientists unprecedented data and insights about the solar system’s seventh planet. Information from the probe showed ...

Scientists have discovered that deep trenches on Uranus’ moon Ariel might be pathways for material from its interior to reach ...

On this date, Jan. 13, 1986, astronomer Stephen Synnott using data collected by NASA’s Voyager 2 probe discovered three additional moons in orbit around Uranus. Those moons are Desdemona ...

These might be from oceans or geological activity. Voyager 2 found none, suggesting that Uranus and its five largest moons were sterile and inactive. This came as an enormous surprise because it ...

Uranus is virtually unexplored. NASA’s Voyager 2 probe flew close to Uranus on January 24, 1986. It gave us our only close-up images of Uranus and discovered 10 new moons. Uranus has 27 moons ...

A Clue to What Lies Beneath the Bland Surfaces of Uranus and Neptune Nov. 25, 2024 — When Voyager 2 flew by Uranus and Neptune 40 years ago, astronomers were surprised that it detected no global ...

On this date, Jan. 24, 1986, Voyager 2 began beaming images from Uranus, giving scientists unprecedented data and insights about the solar system’s seventh planet. Information from the probe ...