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

For the first time, an international team of astronomers have mapped the vertical structure of Uranus's upper atmosphere, ...

The other discovery is the cooling of the atmosphere. Combining the observations from JWST with measurements from Voyager 2, ...

Forty years ago, Voyager 2 flew past Uranus and observed radiation levels that defied explanation. Now, scientists may ...

If you’re interested in extraterrestrial life, these past few years have given an embarrassment of places to look, even in ...

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

Voyager 2’s flyby of Uranus in 1986 recorded radiation levels so extreme they baffled scientists for nearly 40 years. New research suggests the spacecraft caught Uranus during a rare solar wind event ...

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 ...

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.

Six planets are above the horizon this weekend — but only two are obvious to the naked eye. Here’s what you’ll really see ...