Scientists may have solved a long-standing mystery surrounding Uranus' extraordinarily strong radiation belt. A new analysis of Voyager 2 data suggests that a temporary space weather event may have ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On January 24, 1986, NASA's Voyager 2 spacecraft flew by Uranus. This was the first time any spacecraft had ever visited Uranus.

NASA launched the twin Voyager probes in 1977 on a mission to study the outer solar system and beyond. Now, almost 50 years later, both spacecraft are still going strong. Well, Voyager 2 was doing ...

It is 40 years since Voyager 2 performed the first and, so far, only flyby of the planet Uranus. The resulting trove of data, however, was a bonus that almost didn't happen.… At the time of Voyager ...