Revisiting old data from Voyager 2, scientists have worked out how a dense, shocked region of the solar wind could have ...

New research shows Uranus’ fierce radiation belts were a short-lived blast from a solar storm, reshaping what Voyager 2 ...

While Mars gets all the attention, the real scientific treasure may be orbiting far beyond it. Uranus and Neptune have ...

Uranus sits far beyond the orbit of Saturn, yet its smallest moons are suddenly at the center of a quiet revolution in outer ...

December for lovers of astronomy is highlighted by the Geminids meteor shower, as Greg Redern highlights in December’s ...

Which planet is the furthest from the sun? Some may think it’s Pluto, but it’s actually Neptune. Learn more about this ice giant and how it can help us understand more about planets in our Solar ...

Wausau Pilot & Review Central Wisconsin skywatchers are in for one of the year’s best stretches of observing as the Geminid ...

A team of researchers from the University of Zurich and the NCCR PlanetS is challenging our understanding of the solar system ...

Researchers have uncovered evidence that Uranus and Neptune could be far rockier on the inside than anyone expected.

November is the best month of 2025 to catch a glimpse of the distant ice giant Uranus as it shines at opposition, though you'll still need a telescope if you hope to spot the elusive planet hiding ...

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 ...

Kelly Beatty: "Uranus is the third-largest planet in our solar system (three times the diameter of Earth). But its orbit is so far away, nearly 2 billion miles from the Sun, that it looks very dim in ...