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

For researchers at the University of Idaho, spotting a moon 6 miles wide orbiting Uranus, a staggering 1.8 billion miles from Earth, may actually be easier than finding a white cat in a snowstorm.

For researchers at the University of Idaho, spotting a moon 6 miles wide orbiting Uranus, a staggering 1.8 billion miles from Earth, may actually be easier than finding a white cat in a snowstorm. A ...

This peculiar behavior has long fascinated scientists, particularly after NASA’s Voyager 2 flyby of Uranus in 1986. The ...

Once again, the James Webb Space Telescope has delivered a stunning image of one of the solar system’s ice giants: Uranus. The new image, which was taken on Feb. 6, 2023, was released by NASA on ...

LOS ANGELES — Astronomers aided by the Hubble Space Telescope have spied two more rings encircling Uranus, the first additions to the planet's ring system in nearly two decades. The faint, dusty rings ...

Uranus' moon Ariel could have had liquid water 100 miles deep, hidden under its icy crust, possibly making it yet another ...

Astronomers have detected X-rays from Uranus for the first time, using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory. This result may help scientists learn more about this enigmatic ice giant planet in our Solar ...

But for astronomers and stargazers using ground-based telescopes, the gas giant's seven rings are about to be unobservable for a short time from Earth's vantage. Why? Well, every 13-15 ...

Most scientists follow this pronunciation for exactly that reason: it’s neutral. It avoids the scatological “yoor-AY-nuhss” while staying close to its Latin roots. Another accepted variant is ...

Sep. 25—For researchers at the University of Idaho, spotting a moon 6 miles wide orbiting Uranus, a staggering 1.8 billion miles from Earth, may actually be easier than finding a white cat in a ...