A rare celestial alignment in April 2025 gave NASA scientists the chance to study Uranus in exceptional detail as it passed ...

NASA researchers got a rare chance to study Uranus' atmosphere and rings this month, when the ice giant passed between Earth ...

Observing the alignment allows NASA scientists to measure the temperatures and composition of Uranus's stratosphere—the middle layer of a planet's atmosphere—and determine how it has changed ...

"By observing the occultation from many large telescopes, we are able to measure the light curve and determine Uranus' atmospheric properties at many altitude layers." Related: Uranus: Everything ...

The US space agency took advantage of a rare cosmic event to get a glimpse inside the distant ice giant and you will not ...

NASA chiefs took advantage of an unusual cosmic event to get their first detailed glimpse inside the mysterious planet this ...

As the star begins to disappear, hidden behind the planet, some of the light filters to the upper layers of the Uranian atmosphere, providing novel insights. “As Uranus began to occult the star ...

From a spicy Venus in Aries transit to a deeply potent full moon in Scorpio, May is action-packed with thrill and possibility ...

If an atmosphere is gaseous, it doesn't mean it's featureless and well mixed. In fact, Jupiter's atmosphere has structures scientists are still learning about.

“NASA will use the observations of Uranus to determine how energy moves around the atmosphere and what causes the upper layers to be inexplicably hot,” said NASA planetary scientist William ...

According to an astrologer, the full Flower Moon on May 12 will be especially transformative for these three fixed signs.