A rare celestial alignment in April 2025 gave NASA scientists the chance to study Uranus in exceptional detail as it passed ...

Getting a probe to the icy giant planets takes some time—a journey to Uranus could take as long as 13 years, even with a ...

NASA researchers got a rare chance to study Uranus' atmosphere and rings this month, when the ice giant passed between Earth ...

In April 2025, a rare stellar occultation provided NASA scientists a unique opportunity to study Uranus' atmosphere, offering ...

Uncomfortable truths with the potential to ruin/redirect will undoubtedly be revealed this weekend, particularly on the heels ...

According to NASA, the aurora on Earth may last only a few minutes, but on Saturn, it can last for days. In the 2010s, aurora ...

Uranus is almost 2 billion miles away from Earth and has an atmosphere composed of primarily hydrogen and helium. It does not have a solid surface, but rather a soft surface made of water ...

They float around based on sunlight and seasonal changes. Hubble has already been used to provide a close-up look at Uranus’ sideways rotation and its unique surface characteristics.

Uranus, which is currently about 2 billion miles (3.2 billion kilometers) from Earth, does not have a solid surface. Instead, the planet has a soft surface that's a mixture of water, ammonia and ...