'Almost everything we know about Uranus is based on Voyager 2's two-day flyby,' said co-author Dr William Dunn, highlighting the limited data on the planet.
This new study shows that a lot of the planet's bizarre behaviour can be explained by the scale of the space weather event that occurred during that visit, suggesting we need further exploration.
The hurricane likely squashed Uranus' magnetosphere, pushing plasma out of it and intensifying radiation belts by feeding electrons into them, essentially reshaping our understanding of its environment.
Research indicates that Uranus' five moons, formerly thought inactive, might be geologically active, hinting at the possibility of oceanic bodies beneath their surfaces.
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