NASA's Voyager 2 spacecraft completed a historic flyby of Uranus, becoming the first,and so far, only probe to closely study ...

It's been almost 40 years since Voyager 2 flew past Uranus, but its readings from that whistlestop flyby have remained some ...

The discovery challenges findings made by Voyager 2, which collected data suggesting Uranus, unlike other giant planets in ...

Voyager 2 visited Uranus in 1986. Much of our understanding of Uranus comes from Voyager 2's flyby, which to date remains the only time a spacecraft has visited the planet.

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 observed the expansive rings of Uranus on Jan. 24, 1986, discovering two previously unknown rings. (Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech) During its 1986 flyby, Voyager 2 found two new rings ...

“Voyager 2’s visit to Uranus expanded our knowledge of the unexpected diversity of bodies that share the solar system with Earth,” said Stone from Caltech in Pasadena.

Voyager 2 took this image as it approached the planet Uranus on Jan. 14, 1986. The planet’s hazy bluish color is due to the methane in its atmosphere, which absorbs red wavelengths of light.

A Voyager 2 photo of Uranus taken on Jan. 14, 1986. (Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech) Because Voyager 2 flew straight through this plasmoid, scientists could use the archived data to measure the ...

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.

Scientists looking at Voyager 2 data from its flyby of Uranus 34 years ago just made the discovery. The discovery was made by scientists 34 years after the space probe passed the icy giant.