Uncomfortable truths with the potential to ruin/redirect will undoubtedly be revealed this weekend, particularly on the heels ...

Getting a probe to the icy giant planets takes some time—a journey to Uranus could take as long as 13 years, even with a gravity assist from Jupiter. However, several ideas are in the works to speed ...

In April 2025, a rare stellar occultation provided NASA scientists a unique opportunity to study Uranus' atmosphere, offering ...

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

"Rings are mostly made of ice and small rocks," said William Saunders, a planetary scientist at NASA's Langley Research ...

A rare alignment with a distant star gave NASA an unprecedented view of Uranus’s atmosphere, rings and mysterious heat.

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

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

Uranus might be the butt of many jokes, but it’s one of the most unusual planets in the Solar System. Unlike all other ...

It's an opportunity for NASA to improve its understanding of that planet's atmosphere and rings. Planetary scientists call it a stellar occultation and that's exactly what happened with Uranus on ...