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But a new analysis shows that Voyager's visit coincided with a powerful solar storm, which led to a misleading idea of what the Uranian system is really like.

Linda Spilker was a young scientist working on the Voyager programme when the Uranus data came in.

She is now still serving as the project scientist for the Voyager missions.

It has been nearly 40 years since Voyager 2 last flew past the icy world and its moons.

According to Nasa’s Dr Jamie Jasinski, whose idea it was to re-examine the Voyager 2 data, the mission will need to take his results into account when designing its instruments and planning the scientific survey.