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

"Two Uranus years (one Uranus year is 84.02 Earth years), running from 1900 to 2068 and starting just before southern summer solstice, when Uranus’s south pole points almost directly towards the Sun," ...

Astronomers used the Hubble Space Telescope to image "peculiar" galaxy Arp 184 (NGC 1961) about 190 million light-years away.

These types of exoplanets are some of the most common in our galaxy - but they've remained mysterious until now.

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

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

"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 ...

This close-up image of Uranus, taken by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, unveils a breathtaking view of the planet’s rings. This animated GIF illustrates Uranus' magnetic field, with the yellow ...

The team was able to make a dry run of the observations in November 2024, when they captured a dimmer Uranus occultation using telescopes in Asia. Those observations helped fine-tune the timing of ...

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,” William Saunders ...

Observations of the planet’s north pole have been difficult for Earth-based telescopes because Uranus, with an axial tilt of 97.8 degrees, rolls on its side like a giant barrel during its 84 ...