Summary:
- NASA's Voyager 2 spacecraft, launched in 1977, has provided new insights into the planet Uranus by mining old data from its 1986 flyby of the planet.
- The analysis of Voyager 2's data has helped solve several mysteries about Uranus, including the origin of its unusual magnetic field, the cause of its extreme tilt, and the composition of its atmosphere.
- The findings from this re-analysis of Voyager 2 data have improved our understanding of Uranus and its place in the solar system, demonstrating the continued value of mining historical space mission data.