A rare solar wind event was taking place when NASA’s Voyager 2 zipped by in 1986, a study suggests, which affected what we ...

Much of what we understand about Uranus comes from data gathered by NASA's Voyager 2 spacecraft. Thirty-eight years ago, this ...

“To find evidence of an ocean inside a small object like Miranda is incredibly surprising,” said Tom Nordheim, a planetary ...

"To find evidence of an ocean inside a small object like Miranda is incredibly surprising," said Tom Nordheim, a planetary ...

Despite the lack of a dedicated mission to the planet, scientists have learned plenty through ground observations and space ...

The rebellious essence of Uranus calls us to break free ... This, of course, happens just in time for Pluto’s return to ...

AN ocean full of alien life could be hiding on an icy moon system not far from earth, in what scientists have called an “incredibly surprising” discovery. The moon, named Miranda, ...

In the decades since Voyager 2, technology has advanced, and so has our understanding of what’s required to peel back the ...

Uranus has methane, too—more ... Their bruised appearances may come from upper clouds parting to reveal darker layers underneath, or perhaps a dark cloud tower looming in the stratosphere.

Unlike Neptune, Uranus' poles present an insufficient amount of methane to form stable layers. This allows heat to rise more easily from the planet's interior, thereby encouraging the formation of ...

It was all about the U.S. election last week. The U.S. stock market and Bitcoin loved it, and both soared to new all-time ...

The moon, named Miranda, orbits the planet Uranus - just 1.7 billion miles away in our very own solar system. It is now believed to have a hidden ocean, trapped under a layer of ice, according to ...