For the first time, astronomers have mapped the vertical structure of Uranus’ ionosphere, uncovering unexpected temperature ...

Now, thanks to the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), researchers have mapped the planet’s auroras in 3D for the first time.

The breakthrough was made by an international team of astronomers using the powerful James Webb Space Telescope, which ...

Scientists have found that previously-known observations about Uranus were misleading. Uranus, the first planet discovered with a telescope, was closely observed in 1986 during a five-day flyby by ...

NASA's Voyager 2 helped shape scientists' understanding of Uranus but also introduced unexplained oddities. A recent data dive has offered answers and renewed interest in the icy planet and its moons.

Astronomers using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope have discovered a newfound moon orbiting icy Uranus, the seventh planet from the sun. The moon, known as S/2025 U1, is just 6 miles (10 kilometers) ...

Everything we know about Uranus’s radiation belts comes from one brief fly-by in 1986, when Voyager 2 passed the planet. For decades, scientists have .

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.

(CNN) — Astronomers using the powerful eye of the James Webb Space Telescope have spotted a previously unknown moon whirling around Uranus, according to NASA. The discovery boosts the number of moons ...

Uranus, an ice giant planet and the seventh planet from the sun, may be warmer than previously thought. The third largest planet in the solar system — previously thought to be the coldest despite ...

The word "retrograde” often can’t help but fuel panic that everyday life is about to get flipped upside down, but the truth of the matter is that planets are going retrograde all year long. And ...