A rare astronomical alignment on April 7, 2025, presented NASA with a unique chance to study the atmosphere and rings of Uranus through a phenomenon known as a stellar occultation. As Uranus passed in ...

Uranus, the seventh planet from the Sun, is often noted for its unusual tilt and icy composition. However, a lesser-known but intriguing fact about Uranus is the peculiar odor of its atmosphere, which ...

Otherwordly Seasons: Uranus, the seventh planet in the Solar System, is an "ice giant" that travels around the Sun while tipped on its side. NASA describes the planet as a mysterious and mostly ...

"This was the first time we have collaborated on this scale for an occultation." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. NASA researchers ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Artist's illustration showing a distant star going out of sight as it is eclipsed by Uranus — an ...

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London. Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and ...

Uranus will appear opposite the sun in Earth's sky on Nov. 21. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. November is the best month of 2025 ...

Southwest Research Institute led a James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) survey, discovering a previously unknown moon (circled) orbiting Uranus between its satellites Bianca and Ophelia. This image shows ...

For researchers at the University of Idaho, spotting a moon 6 miles wide orbiting Uranus, a staggering 1.8 billion miles from Earth, may actually be easier than finding a white cat in a snowstorm. A ...