<ul><li>Scientists have found that NASA's Voyager 2 spacecraft's flyby of Uranus occurred under rare planetary conditions, making it difficult to probe.</li><li>The flyby took place in 1986 and provided valuable scientific insight into the gas planet.</li><li>New analysis suggests that Voyager 2 encountered Uranus when its magnetosphere was suppressed by solar wind, potentially impacting our understanding of the planet.</li><li>The data indicates that Uranus's magnetosphere is similar to gas giants Jupiter, Saturn, and Neptune, challenging previous assumptions.</li></ul>

Uranus wind made it harder for spacecraft to probe

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