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Scientists uncover a magnetic misunderstanding about Uranus

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NASA 's Voyager 2 conducted a five-day flyby to Uranus in 1986 .

The probe visited at a time of unusual conditions - an intense solar wind event - that led to misleading observations about Uranus .

The solar wind is a high-speed flow of charged particles emanating from the sun.

A new study indicates the solar wind had squashed its magnetosphere - the planet's protective magnetic bubble.

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