Uranus was always seen as a tilted, distant, and kind of boring world. Scientists used to think it was a planetary dud, a ...

Scientists have discovered that Uranus gives off more heat than it takes in from the Sun, revealing that the planet still ...

And that’s to say nothing of Uranus’ moons, of which there are nearly 30. Earlier this year, a different team of astronomers discovered a new moon orbiting the planet, the first to be found in ...

Uranus, the mysterious ice giant at the edge of our solar system, has fascinated scientists for generations.Explore the extraordinary challenges and possibilities of sending people to Uranus and ...

The James Webb Space Telescope recently captured an image of Uranus, showing in great detail the ice giant's ring system, its brightest moons and its dynamic atmosphere. The observation, made Feb ...

Uranus's five largest moons, which scientists predicted were cold, dead worlds, being too small to hold much of the heat from their creation, all showed evidence of recent surface activity.

The James Webb Space Telescope recently captured an image of Uranus, detailing the ice giant's ring system, its brightest moons and its zestful atmosphere. The observation, made Feb. 6, comes on ...

Wind tunnels show what a probe descending into Uranus or Neptune would need to contend with. Such a probe is a high-priority mission for NASA and ESA.

Speaking of ice, Uranus has loads of it. The planet rotates on its side at about 98 degrees, plunging the opposite side of the planet into extreme cold and darkness for a quarter of a Uranian year.