Opinion: Uranus was having a bad hair day. Hey, it was the '80s!
Uranus's magnetosphere during Voyager 2's flyby was affected by rare solar wind conditions, leading to different observations than if the flyby had occurred earlier.
Gigantic oddball aurora seen from Earth for the first time
A rare 'polar rain aurora' phenomenon was observed in December 2022 when solar wind decreased, allowing electrons from the Sun's corona to create a distinctive glow across the North Pole.