New research calls for re -thinking about the chances of life in Uranus satellites

Artwork: It was believed that Uranus and the largest of his five camels are inactive and sterile.

The artwork of Uranus and five of its moon — Artwork: It was believed that Uranus and the largest of his five camels are inactive and sterile.

Uranus and the largest of its five moon may not be the deadly sterile worlds that scientists have long thought.

Instead, they may have oceans, and satellites may be able to support life, as scientists say.

A lot of what we know was collected by the Voyager 2 spacecraft from NASA, who visited nearly 40 years ago.

But a new analysis indicates that Voyageer’s visit coincided with a strong solar storm, which led to a misleading idea of the really similar shape of the European system.

Uranus is a beautiful iceberg in the external tributaries of our solar system. It is among the coldest of all planets. It also tends to her side compared to all other worlds – as if she had knocked – which makes her strangest.

The drawing of the magnetic field of Uranus and the largest of the five satellites collected by Voyageer compared to - the following - what the new analysis shows that the field is full of gases that provide evidence of potential activity and oceans.

We got the first look closely in 1986, when Voyageer 2 flew last and sent exciting pictures of the planet and its five main moons.

But what surprised him is that the data sent back, indicating that the e -year system was more strange than they believed.

The measurements of the spacecraft tools indicated that planets and moons were inactive, unlike other moons in the outer solar system. They also showed that Uranus’s protective magnetic field was strange. It was crushed and pushed away from the sun.

The magnetic field of the planet separates any other gases and materials from the planet and its moons. These may be from oceans or geological activity. Voyageer 2 found nothing, indicating that Uranus and the largest five sterile moons are not active.

This came as a huge surprise because it was unlike the other planets of the solar system and its moons.

Miranda, one of Uranus moons, filmed by Voyager 2. The new research says that the moon may have a sub -ocean on the surface and may be home to life

NASA's black and white image of Miranda, one of Uranus moons. — Miranda, one of Uranus moons, filmed by Voyager 2. The new research says that the moon may have a sub -ocean on the surface and may be home to life

Voyageer 2 was launched in 1977 to study Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune

NASA Voyager 2 spacecraft is tested by NASA scientists — Voyageer 2 was launched in 1977 to study Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune

But the new analysis has resolved mystery for decades. It indicates that Voyageer 2 flew on a bad day.

The new research shows that, just as Voyageer 2 flew through Uranus, the sun was raging, creating strong solar winds that might have erupted and temporarily erupted on the magnetic field.

Therefore, for 40 years, we had an incorrect vision of the Uranus and its five largest moon, according to Dr. William Dunn from the University of London.

“These results indicate that the e -year system may be more exciting than previously thought. There may be satellites that can contain conditions for life, and may have surface oceans that can be filled with fish!”

The first image of Uranus was sent by Voyageer 2 in 1986

NASA image of Uranus taken by Voyager 2 — The first image of Uranus was sent by Voyageer 2 in 1986

Linda Belbakir was a young scientist working on Voyageer when Uranus data came. It is now still working as a legitimate scientist in Voyageer tasks. She said she was happy to hear the new results that were Posted in Nature Astronomy.

“The results are great, and I am really excited to see that there is a possibility of life in the European system,” BBC News told BBC News.

“I am also pleased that a lot of data is done with Voyageer data. It is amazing for scientists to look at the data we collected in 1986, finding new results and new discoveries.”

Dr. Avelia and Peopleo of the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, independent of the research team, described the results as “very exciting”.

“It shows the importance of looking at old data, because sometimes the hiding behind it is a new thing to discover, which can help us design the next generation of space exploration tasks.”

It is exactly what NASA is doing, partly as a result of the new research.

Nearly 40 years have passed since Voyageer 2 flew last after the iceberg and its moons. NASA plans to launch a new task, Uranus, orbit and probe, to return to a closer look within 10 years.

Pillars of materials coming from Encladus, one of Saturn moons, indicates a potential perimeter on the surface of the Earth. Could the same thing be true in the euritis moons?

NASA columns from the materials coming from Encladus, one of Saturn moons, indicates a surface perimeter. — Pillars of materials coming from Encladus, one of Saturn moons, indicates a potential perimeter on the surface of the Earth. Could the same thing be true in the euritis moons?

According to NASA, whose idea was to re -examine Voyageer 2 data, the task will need to take its results when designing its tools and planning for scientific survey.

“Some of the tools of the future spacecraft are largely designed with ideas of what we learned from Voyageer 2 when you fly across the system when he was suffering from an abnormal event. So we need to rethink how tools are designed in the new task exactly so that we can capture the flag we need.”

The Uranus probe is expected to reach NASA by 2045, which is when scientists hope to know whether these distant ice satellites, which were one day considered to be dead worlds, may have the possibility to be home to life.

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