Uranus, the third-largest planet in our solar system, has always been something of an enigma. Now, it seems that our ...

Uranus's upper atmosphere has been cooling for decades—and now scientists have shown why. Observations from Earth have shown ...

Credits: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI Observations of Uranus in the near-infrared from 1992 to 2018 reveal that the planet’s upper ...

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope and New Horizons missions have observed Uranus, providing different ... [+] views from across the solar system, to help the study of exoplanets. Two of NASA'’s most ...

Uranus is unique as it rotates on its side, at roughly a 90-degree angle from the plane of its orbit. The planet takes 84 years to orbit the Sun. An animated GIF showing Uranus' magnetic field. The ...

Much of our understanding of Uranus comes from Voyager 2's flyby, which to date remains the only time a spacecraft has visited the planet. Voyager 2's data on the magnetosphere surrounding Uranus ...

NASA's Hubble, New Horizons Team Up for a Simultaneous Look at Uranus Oct. 11, 2024 — NASA's Hubble Space Telescope and New Horizons spacecraft simultaneously set their sights on Uranus recently ...

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. When the Voyager 2 ...

Discoveries about Uranus, the solar system's enigmatic planet, challenge previous assumptions, highlighting the need for ...

Despite the lack of a dedicated mission to the planet, scientists have learned plenty through ground observations and space ...

A lone spacecraft's visit to Uranus may have left us with the complete wrong impression of the ice giant for nearly 40 years. The strange, sideways-rotating planet – the third largest in our ...