In 1781, German-born British astronomer William Herschel made Uranus the first planet discovered with the aid of a telescope.

If Voyager 2 had arrived a week earlier, it would have observed a completely different magnetospheric environment".

After a decade-long search, some scientists say a growing number of clues point to the existence of a hidden planet in the Kuiper Belt beyond Neptune — and they may soon have the opportunity to find ...

Uranus, blue-green in color due to the methane contained in an atmosphere comprised mostly of hydrogen and helium ...

Much of the knowledge about Uranus was gleaned when NASA’s robotic spacecraft Voyager 2 conducted a five-day flyby in 1986.

When we think of exoplanets that may be able to support life, we home in on the habitable zone. A habitable zone is a region ...

In 1986, humanity gained its first close look into the secrets of Uranus thanks to the Voyager 2 probe. This probe, after a ...

Jaw-dropping new images show Jupiter in eye-popping detail. NASA’s Juno spacecraft captured incredible views of the stormy ...

Feb. 8, 2023 — Scientists have discovered a new ring system around a dwarf planet on the edge of the Solar System. The ring system orbits much further out than is typical for other ring systems ...

Scientists present strongest evidence yet for ninth solar system planet First look at Nelly Korda in Sports Illustrated's ...

Much of the knowledge about Uranus was gleaned when NASA's robotic spacecraft Voyager 2 conducted a five-day flyby in 1986 ...

When the Voyager 2 spacecraft became the first and only mission to fly by Uranus in 1986, it defined the way astronomers ...