For decades, Uranus baffled scientists because it seemed to have no internal heat. Now, new computer modeling shows the ...

Evidence points to a long-lost ocean beneath Ariel’s icy crust. Tides and orbit shifts may have cracked its surface billions of years ago. Growing evidence indicates that a deep ocean may lie hidden ...

What if our understanding of Uranus and Neptune's compositions have been wrong, specifically regarding their classifications ...

Scientists think one of Uranus' moons may once have had an ocean roughly 100 miles deep — about 40 times deeper than the ...

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Roll out the cosmic welcome mat for our solar system’s newest resident: a never-before-seen moon orbiting Uranus. The Webb telescope’s observations of Uranus are giving scientists better insight into ...

"Every component of that system has features that violate some of our ideas about how planets work." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...

Since its categorization as a planet in the 18th century, Uranus has been an astounding target of observation for scientists. Once thought to only be a distant star, the planet has continued to amaze ...

When you hear the word "retrograde," chances are visions of headaches, frustrations and roadblocks galore spring to mind. But while planetary backspins tend to get so much buzz, we often fail to ...

Of all the planetary retrogrades, Mercury retrograde gets most of our attention (and ire), but it’s certainly not the only one worthy of it. “When a planet goes retrograde, it appears to be moving ...