The researchers took a fresh look at eight months of data from around the time of Voyager 2’s visit and found that it encountered Uranus just a few days after the solar wind had squashed its ...

This wider view of the Uranian system with Webb’s NIRCam instrument features the planet Uranus as well as six of its 27 known moons (most of which are too small and faint to be seen in this short ...

Let’s get this out of the way—any scientist studying Uranus will tell you that they’re tired of the planet being the butt of ...

The seventh planet from the sun was first discovered on 13 March 1781 by William Herschel, a German-British astronomer.

Uranus, the seventh planet from the Sun, is an "ice giant" known for its unique sideways rotation and extreme seasons, and it was discovered by William Herschel in 1781. Uranus is classified as an ...

Pictures may enliven us, but other data, such as information about magnetic fields, add a huge amount to our understanding of ...

would be overwhelmed by the planet’s complex and extremely powerful magnetosphere — which is some 20,000 times the strength of Earth’s. Meanwhile, Saturn’s magnetic field is nearly perfectly aligned ...

The March 13-14, 2025 lunar eclipse may reveal star fields, the Milky Way and even auroras. Here's how to maximize your ...

The four planets are classified as sub-Earths because each one is about 19% to 34% the mass of Earth, according to new research. “It’s a really exciting find — Barnard’s Star is our cosmic ...