NEW STUDY ON MOONS OF URANUS RAISES CHANCE OF LIFE

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Uranus and its five biggest moons may have oceans - the moons may even be capable of supporting life. Much of what we know about the planet and its moons was gathered by NASA's Voyager 2 spacecraft, which visited nearly 40 years ago, apparently on a bad day. New research shows that Voyager 2 flew past during a solar storm, which temporarily distorted the magnetic field and gave us an incorrect view of what Uranus and its moons are normally like. NASA has plans to launch a new mission to go back for a closer look. It is expected to arrive by 2045 and inform scientists about whether the moons have the possibility of being home to life.