Miranda does not look like a typical small moon. The surface, seen in detail only once during Voyager 2’s flyby in 1986, ...

Forty years ago, Voyager 2 flew past Uranus and observed radiation levels that defied explanation. Now, scientists may ...

A recent study points to an exciting possibility: that Uranus's moon Miranda, located in the far reaches of our solar system, may harbor a hidden ocean and life.

Everything we know about Uranus’s radiation belts comes from one brief fly-by in 1986, when Voyager 2 passed the planet. For decades, scientists have .

Last week’s counterattack was just the beginning, for the Soviets launch another giant offensive this week. And things look ...

Uranus is the strangest planet in the solar system when it comes to rotation, spinning almost completely on its side. Scientists believe something massive happened early in its history, possibly a ...

The Hubble Space Telescope has peered at Uranus, left, and Neptune to study the so-called "ice giant" planets, but little is known about their interior composition. Credit: NASA / ESA / M. Showalter / ...

Uranus and Neptune may not be the icy worlds we’ve long imagined. A new Swiss-led study uses innovative hybrid modeling to reveal that these planets could just as easily be dominated by rock as by ...

The planets in the Solar System are typically divided into three categories based on their composition: the four terrestrial rocky planets (Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars), followed by the two gas ...

…Except for Mab, which is even weirder than expected. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Breaking space news, the latest updates on ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. With Earth directly between Uranus and the Sun, the seventh ...

Uranus will appear opposite the sun in Earth's sky on Nov. 21. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Breaking space news, the latest ...