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Revisiting Uranus: New Insights and Future Missions

Physicists at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory have revisited Voyager 2 data from its 1986 flyby of Uranus, revealing that some of our understanding of the ice-giant planet may be false. The new analysis suggests that the flyby occurred during an anomalous period, with unusual solar activity compressing the planet’s magnetosphere. This finding has significant implications for our understanding of Uranus and its moons, and highlights the need for future missions to study the planet in more detail.
  • Forecast for 6 months: NASA will announce plans for a new mission to Uranus, with a focus on studying the planet’s magnetosphere and its interaction with the solar wind.
  • Forecast for 1 year: The US National Academies will release a detailed report outlining the scientific goals and objectives of a future Uranus Orbiter and Probe mission.
  • Forecast for 5 years: The Uranus Orbiter and Probe mission will be launched, providing scientists with a wealth of new data on the planet’s magnetosphere, atmosphere, and moons.
  • Forecast for 10 years: Scientists will have a much deeper understanding of Uranus and its moons, including the presence of subsurface liquid oceans and the potential for life beyond Earth.

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