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

The planet's upper atmosphere has been mapped for the first time, revealing one of the solar system's most enigmatic members.

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

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

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

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 ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has produced the first-ever three-dimensional images of Uranus’s upper atmosphere, revealing a chaotic and shimmering world of infrared auroras.

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have found that Ariel, a moon of Uranus, has some of the most carbon dioxide-rich deposits in the solar system, hinting at a buried water ocean. When ...

"Uranus is weird, so it's always been uncertain how much the magnetic field actually interacts with its satellites." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has snapped new images of the ...