Nearly four decades after Voyager 2 skimmed past Uranus, a fresh look at its measurements is reshaping what scientists ...

New models suggest Uranus and Neptune may hold far more rock than expected, raising questions about how these distant planets formed.

Uranus and Neptune may not be the icy worlds we’ve long imagined. A new Swiss-led study uses innovative hybrid modeling to ...

The Voyager 2 mission may have caught Uranus at a special time during which the ice giant's radiation belts were being ...

Forty years ago, Voyager imaged Uranus and presented the world with a new mystery. Upon further inspection, it may have just ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Artist's illustration showing a distant star going out of sight as it is eclipsed by Uranus — an ...

New research shows Uranus’ fierce radiation belts were a short-lived blast from a solar storm, reshaping what Voyager 2 ...

Uranus will reach perigee, or the closest point in its orbit to Earth overnight at approximately 3 a.m. EST. NASA, ESA, A. Simon (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center), and M.H. Wong and A. Hsu ...

Berkeley — As the rings of Uranus swing edge-on to Earth – a short-lived view we get only once every 42 years – astronomers observing the event are getting an unprecedented, glare-free view of the ...

Two of Earth’s neighbors are on track to be in opposition, providing amateur and professional astronomers a clearer, brighter view of them both. Beginning on Thursday until Friday, Nov. 3, Jupiter ...

The duo should be visible with binoculars or a small telescope. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The moon will be close to Uranus ...