So, it came as a shock to many people when, in 1781, it was announced that a seventh planet, the first to be discovered since ...

On March 10, 1977, astronomers discovered rings around Uranus! [‘On This Day in Space’ Video Series on Space.com] Astronomers had long suspected that Uranus has rings, but the actual discovery ...

Uranus, a largely unexplored giant planet in our solar system, has long been a subject of scientific intrigue. Yet, despite ...

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has captured the first vertical view of Uranus's upper atmosphere, delivering an unprecedented look at the planet's ionosphere and auroral structures. The new ...

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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 ...

New research using the James Webb Space Telescope offers the most detailed portrait yet of how auroras form on Uranus.

In 1986, Voyager 2 flew by the ice giant Uranus. It was humanity’s first close-up view of the outer planet, and it remains the closest any spacecraft has ever come. On this trip, the spacecraft found ...

If you've been wondering how long the day on Uranus is, you probably need to get out more. But if you have, you'll be interested to know that observations by the Hubble Space Telescope have shown that ...