"This is a crucial step towards characterizing giant planets beyond our solar system." ...

Uranus does not behave like an ordinary planet. Its magnetic field tilts by nearly 60 degrees and sits off-center, so the ...

The telescope detected a faint glow from molecules in the planet's upper atmosphere.

The telescope observed the ice giant for a full rotation, revealing how temperature and charged particles vary with altitude.

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 ...

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.

If you’ve got a good pair of binoculars, a telescope, or possibly super powerful eyes, then now is a great time to catch a glimpse of the second-furthest planet in our Solar System – Uranus. The rest ...

Uranus is the planet that breaks rules, flips binaries, rejects norms, questions the old way of doing things, and insists on ...

Astronomers may have just cracked a confounding solar system mystery: why our two ice giants come in different colors. Uranus and Neptune have a lot of similar qualities, and yet Neptune is a deeper, ...

A panel of planetary scientists has determined that Uranus should be a focus for future exploration by NASA. Should the recommendation go ahead, the agency could launch a $4.2 billion orbiter and ...