"This is a crucial step towards characterizing giant planets beyond our solar system." ...
The planet's lopsided magnetic field is twisting the light shows.
Uranus is the seventh planet from the Sun and an ice giant known for its striking blue-green color, caused by methane in its atmosphere. It rotates on its side with a 98-degree tilt, creating extreme ...
The James Webb Space Telescope has produced the first-ever three-dimensional images of Uranus’s upper atmosphere, revealing a chaotic and shimmering world of infrared auroras.
The planets are visible throughout February, "but they’ll be lined up best toward the end of the month,” NASA says.
Forty years ago, Voyager 2 flew past Uranus and observed radiation levels that defied explanation. Now, scientists may ...
For the first time, an international team of astronomers has mapped the vertical structure of Uranus’ upper atmosphere, depicting how temperature and charged particles change with altitude across the ...
A recent study points to an exciting possibility: that Uranus's moon Miranda, located in the far reaches of our solar system, may harbor a hidden ocean and life.
A parade of six planets will be visible in Michigan night skies. What to know about the alignment.