When Voyager 2 performed the first and only close flyby of Uranus in 1986, scientists were left scratching their heads. Now, ...

In 1781, German-born British astronomer William Herschel made Uranus the first planet discovered with the aid of a telescope.

NASA’s Voyager 2 flyby of Uranus decades ago shaped scientists’ understanding of the planet but also introduced unexplained oddities. A recent data dive has offered answers. In 1986, Voyager 2's flyby ...

The NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope captured an amazing view of the planet Uranus, its rings and moons. Webb's ...

This infrared image of Uranus from the W.M. Keck Observatory shows the rare ring-plane crossing in 2007 and is the first image of the unlit side of the rings of Uranus. The Sun itself will cross ...

Alongside the discovery of new moons and rings, baffling new mysteries confronted scientists. The energized particles around ...

2023 — NASA's James Webb Space Telescope recently trained its sights on unusual and enigmatic Uranus, an ice giant that spins on its side. Webb captured this dynamic world with rings ...

coming within 50,600 miles of Uranus's cloudtops. While encountering the planet on Jan. 24, 1986, the probe returned detailed ...

The four known satellites of Uranus, which revolve in a ,plane which ... The Cry of the “Devil-bird “ OF aU the awe-inspiring sounds emitted by wild *—'creatures, none, it is said, is ...

The records contain greetings in 55 languages, samples of music from different cultures and eras, and natural and human-made sounds from Earth ... shows Saturn, its rings, and four of its icy ...

Jamie Carter is an award-winning reporter who covers the night sky. If you’ve never seen the seventh planet, Uranus, here comes one of the easiest chances you’ll get. In the early hours of ...

The NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope captured an amazing view of the planet Uranus, its rings and moons. Webb's ...