The James Webb Space Telescope spends much of its time peering out into distant regions of space searching for some of the earliest galaxies to exist, but it also occasionally turns its sights onto ...

Uranus is emitting X-rays, and scientists want to take a closer look. That's the mysterious conclusion of a new study, which analyzed two visuals of the planet and discovered X-ray activity for the ...

Astronomers have caught the first views of auroras on the planet Uranus from a telescope near Earth, revealing tantalizing views of the tilted giant planet's hard-to-catch light shows. Snapping the ...

Uranus has always been an intriguing planet for astronomers to study. First discovered in 1781, Uranus quickly became known for its odd and extremely "off-kilter" tilt. The seventh planet from the Sun ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The planet Uranus just keeps getting weirder. The icy gas world that strangely orbits the sun on ...

As 2025 draws to a close, astrology reveals a period of intense transformation for the signs. Major planetary shifts — such ...

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Astronomers at NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory have detected X-rays from the planet Uranus for the first time. Researchers used observations of the ice giant taken in 2002 and 2017 to detect the ...

NEW ORLEANS — The giant impact from an Earth-size rock that knocked Uranus sideways may have also helped create the tilted planet's moons, a new study finds. The poles along which Earth spins are ...

The solar system's hottest planet and its coldest one will be in conjunction on Friday (March 31), offering a rare opportunity for skywatchers. Venus (the hottest) and Uranus (the coldest) will share ...