<![CDATA[ Latest from Space.com in Uranus ]]> https://www.space.com/astronomy/solar-system/uranus Wed, 22 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0000 en <![CDATA[ Mysterious rings around Uranus point to hidden moons orbiting the ice giant ]]> https://www.space.com/astronomy/uranus/mysterious-rings-around-uranus-point-to-hidden-moons-orbiting-the-ice-giant fDi9QfGcctmKfwaYwQfhG Wed, 22 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ New moon of March 2026 brings stunning views of Jupiter, Venus, zodiacal light and more this week ]]> https://www.space.com/stargazing/new-moon-of-march-2026-brings-stunning-views-of-jupiter-venus-zodiacal-light-and-more GkGkeq6KwQn6J9X8zraqXL Wed, 18 Mar 2026 13:02:40 +0000 Thu, 19 Mar 2026 10:42:11 +0000 <![CDATA[ Real NASA space telescope data creates soundtracks for Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus ]]> https://www.space.com/astronomy/solar-system/real-nasa-space-telescope-data-creates-soundtracks-for-jupiter-saturn-and-uranus hXBUG9SYpAw4eg3XtwDUXJ Mon, 02 Mar 2026 14:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ February's 'rare planetary alignment' peaks tonight — here's what to look for in the planet parade ]]> https://www.space.com/stargazing/februarys-rare-planetary-alignment-peaks-this-week-heres-what-to-look-for-in-the-planet-parade LaAcXnEE8hzehbpjsrXnR9 Thu, 26 Feb 2026 17:00:00 +0000 Sat, 28 Feb 2026 13:53:04 +0000 <![CDATA[ A mini 'planetary parade' is visible tonight. Can you spot them all? ]]> https://www.space.com/stargazing/a-mini-planetary-parade-is-visible-tonight-can-you-spot-them-all-feb-20-2026 y22PadtnKP2MnR3FzZEEnS Fri, 20 Feb 2026 14:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ The James Webb Space Telescope just mapped auroras on Uranus in 3D for the 1st time, and scientists are thrilled ]]> https://www.space.com/astronomy/james-webb-space-telescope/the-james-webb-space-telescope-just-mapped-auroras-on-uranus-in-3d-for-the-1st-time-and-scientists-are-thrilled 9fyxntoh8jzqSKqMVaD2v6 Thu, 19 Feb 2026 23:00:00 +0000 Fri, 20 Feb 2026 18:22:40 +0000 <![CDATA[ What to expect from the planets in 2026 — key dates and sky events ]]> https://www.space.com/stargazing/what-to-expect-from-the-planets-in-2026-key-dates-and-sky-events CzwVU974y24TwBAWcfHRNT Thu, 01 Jan 2026 11:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Uranus may have more in common with Earth than we thought, 40-year-old Voyager 2 probe data shows ]]> https://www.space.com/astronomy/uranus/uranus-may-have-more-in-common-with-earth-than-we-thought-40-year-old-voyager-2-probe-data-shows 4mo7rP8seyxKpa7NCBVbDL Wed, 10 Dec 2025 15:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Uranus's small moons are dark, red, and water-poor ]]> https://www.space.com/astronomy/uranus/uranuss-small-moons-are-dark-red-and-water-poor JJJ5uPQyHjzhczVAqb4WDV Mon, 08 Dec 2025 16:00:00 +0000 Mon, 08 Dec 2025 21:51:02 +0000 <![CDATA[ Icy moons in our solar system may have boiling oceans — but life could potentially still survive ]]> https://www.space.com/astronomy/solar-system/icy-moons-in-our-solar-system-may-have-boiling-oceans-but-life-could-potentially-still-survive 5FpTzgiLCgspBYkH77EErK Tue, 25 Nov 2025 21:12:39 +0000 Tue, 25 Nov 2025 21:22:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ Spot Uranus shining at its brightest this year — here's what to expect on Nov. 21 ]]> https://www.space.com/stargazing/spot-uranus-shining-at-its-brightest-this-year-what-to-expect-nov-21-2025 jzcBPX55ecuWRo2wzwFGKc Thu, 20 Nov 2025 16:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ See the moon meet up with the Seven Sisters of the Pleiades early on Nov. 6 ]]> https://www.space.com/stargazing/see-moon-meet-up-with-seven-sisters-of-the-pleiades-early-on-nov-6-2025 597kwa4ahRSnZt8QVuV2AE Wed, 05 Nov 2025 19:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Scientists watch rings forming around a solar system world for the 1st time ]]> https://www.space.com/astronomy/solar-system/scientists-watch-rings-forming-around-a-solar-system-world-for-the-1st-time bkgNbkJykcSXW76KPfUzPP Thu, 23 Oct 2025 15:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Uranus and Neptune may not be 'ice giants' after all, new research suggests ]]> https://www.space.com/astronomy/exoplanets/uranus-and-neptune-may-not-be-ice-giants-after-all-new-research-suggests ZWfrGZPBvskAfowA9ABush Mon, 13 Oct 2025 14:00:00 +0000 Mon, 13 Oct 2025 14:22:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ A hidden ocean may have once existed on Uranus' moon Ariel ]]> https://www.space.com/astronomy/uranus/a-hidden-ocean-may-have-once-existed-on-uranus-moon-ariel Su3pmEAPsxySbPsfj9Z4F4 Wed, 01 Oct 2025 17:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Uranus quiz: Do you know the Tilted Planet? ]]> https://www.space.com/astronomy/uranus/uranus-quiz-do-you-know-the-tilted-planet 3Epag6riH4gJyjkvdX958D Fri, 29 Aug 2025 20:41:15 +0000 Mon, 08 Sep 2025 19:29:34 +0000 <![CDATA[ Scientists find tiny new moon around Uranus with the James Webb Space Telescope (photos, video) ]]> https://www.space.com/astronomy/uranus/scientists-find-tiny-new-moon-around-uranus-with-the-james-webb-space-telescope-photos-video 9jqGsxKDq6tXzNf8bc4wNi Tue, 19 Aug 2025 16:58:11 +0000 <![CDATA[ Can you name all the planets in order in the solar system? Try our new quiz to find out! ]]> https://www.space.com/astronomy/solar-system/can-you-name-all-the-planets-in-order-in-the-solar-system-try-our-new-quiz-to-find-out 8zxsYnFUdxSxcUndfZPoQ4 Mon, 11 Aug 2025 19:17:00 +0000 Mon, 08 Sep 2025 19:16:40 +0000 <![CDATA[ Scientists find Uranus is surprisingly warm, heating up the case for a new planetary mission ]]> https://www.space.com/astronomy/uranus/scientists-find-uranus-is-surprisingly-warm-heating-up-the-case-for-a-new-planetary-mission oVSYLHX3BYT3sNNuVhwgJc Mon, 14 Jul 2025 17:08:30 +0000 Wed, 23 Jul 2025 17:24:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'Uranus is weird.' Big moons of tilted ice giant hide a magnetic mystery, Hubble telescope reveals ]]> https://www.space.com/astronomy/uranus/uranus-is-weird-big-moons-of-tilted-ice-giant-hide-a-magnetic-mystery-hubble-telescope-reveals SCxE4VQXNDikbZgnzJskWP Wed, 11 Jun 2025 18:00:00 +0000 Thu, 12 Jun 2025 16:35:38 +0000 <![CDATA[ Uranus passed between Earth and a distant star this month — and NASA caught the rare event ]]> https://www.space.com/the-universe/uranus/uranus-passed-between-earth-and-a-distant-star-this-month-and-nasa-caught-the-rare-event pSiJh6xM2DZrFWDg6wP2me Sun, 27 Apr 2025 14:00:00 +0000 Sun, 27 Apr 2025 14:18:02 +0000 <![CDATA[ A day on Uranus is actually longer than we thought, Hubble Telescope reveals ]]> https://www.space.com/the-universe/uranus/a-day-on-uranus-is-actually-longer-than-we-thought-hubble-telescope-reveals YDVpDSR3Z7oCkxTxhZpaie Mon, 07 Apr 2025 22:03:40 +0000 Tue, 08 Apr 2025 15:14:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ Changing seasons on Uranus tracked across 20 years by Hubble Space Telescope ]]> https://www.space.com/space-exploration/hubble-space-telescope/2-decades-of-hubble-space-telescope-data-track-changing-seasons-on-uranus 23mkkTpLkWiet8TN8yuyaa Tue, 01 Apr 2025 10:00:00 +0000 Tue, 01 Apr 2025 17:09:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ Dramatic changes on Uranus, Neptune, Saturn and Jupiter revealed in 10 years of Hubble Telescope images (video) ]]> https://www.space.com/space-exploration/hubble-space-telescope/10-years-of-hubble-telescope-images-show-dramatic-changes-in-weather-on-saturn-jupiter-uranus-and-neptune 5KPfcfrTS5ZVzeTRiSjgsj Thu, 12 Dec 2024 11:00:00 +0000 Thu, 12 Dec 2024 15:20:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ Are there hidden oceans inside the moons of Uranus? Their wobbles could tell us ]]> https://www.space.com/the-universe/uranus/are-there-hidden-oceans-inside-the-moons-of-uranus-their-wobbles-could-tell-us UMQn2uN2wAhtXnxY5RusCB Mon, 09 Dec 2024 13:00:00 +0000 Mon, 09 Dec 2024 16:09:27 +0000 <![CDATA[ The yearning for Uranus: A far-out world with a tale to tell ]]> https://www.space.com/space-exploration/missions/the-yearning-for-uranus-a-far-out-world-with-a-tale-to-tell JH2Ft6diviHGPgxuXqLTGS Sat, 07 Dec 2024 16:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Neptune and Uranus have a magnetic mystery — but the case may finally be cracked ]]> https://www.space.com/the-universe/solar-system/neptune-and-uranus-have-a-magnetic-mystery-but-the-case-may-finally-be-cracked 8gFhdkG5dzbJdWHwDpKGk Mon, 25 Nov 2024 20:01:00 +0000 Mon, 25 Nov 2024 23:13:18 +0000 <![CDATA[ Long ago, Voyager 2 might have caught Uranus at a bad time ]]> https://www.space.com/the-universe/uranus/long-ago-voyager-2-might-have-caught-uranus-at-a-bad-time NznQTga9xeJue4LoRHVtkj Tue, 12 Nov 2024 21:22:27 +0000 Wed, 13 Nov 2024 17:06:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ Icy moon of Uranus may have once hid watery secret, Voyager 2 archives reveal ]]> https://www.space.com/uranus-moon-miranda-subsurface-ocean-voyager-2 nZ5cuR9sRAUFB8dpfjdaxQ Fri, 01 Nov 2024 10:00:34 +0000 Fri, 01 Nov 2024 15:32:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ NASA images Uranus with epic team up of Hubble Telescope and New Horizons Pluto probe ]]> https://www.space.com/hubble-telescope-new-horizons-image-uranus PBP68TWLfEZDbZD9DsHmh7 Fri, 11 Oct 2024 12:00:34 +0000 Fri, 11 Oct 2024 15:35:34 +0000 <![CDATA[ Some of Uranus' moons might be able to support life. Here's what a mission might reveal ]]> https://www.space.com/uranus-moon-mission-habitability u58Ve49JiMLodfve2M9QGa Tue, 01 Oct 2024 14:00:01 +0000 Tue, 01 Oct 2024 22:22:05 +0000 <![CDATA[ Have astronomers found the 'secret recipe' for rapid planet growth? ]]> https://www.space.com/planet-growth-rapid-secret-recipe RfPqTN3itECXpf7ujXPzue Tue, 20 Aug 2024 17:00:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ A moon of Uranus could have a hidden ocean, James Webb Space Telescope finds ]]> https://www.space.com/uranus-moon-ariel-hidden-ocean-james-webb-space-telescope RduvEs2Pri3PeMQtfDCf2Y Fri, 26 Jul 2024 19:59:45 +0000 <![CDATA[ See Mars and Uranus make a close approach in the night sky tonight ]]> https://www.space.com/mars-uranus-close-approach-june-16-2024 eCqLJU2mTobW8BBbhcVAkK Mon, 15 Jul 2024 13:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'Traffic jams' around Uranus could solve the mystery of its weak radiation belts ]]> https://www.space.com/uranus-traffic-jams-weak-radiation-belts jCfLW6RZaMRRNpTgExSVJe Tue, 09 Jul 2024 18:00:01 +0000 Tue, 09 Jul 2024 19:24:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ Ed Stone, who led NASA's iconic Voyager project for 50 years, dies at 88 ]]> https://www.space.com/ed-stone-nasa-voyager-mission-project-scientist-obituary UMcgrMQaEx2pPzMcYL4tym Wed, 12 Jun 2024 13:37:07 +0000 Wed, 12 Jun 2024 19:56:37 +0000 <![CDATA[ Why is Neptune's magnetic field so weird? An exotic molecule may be the answer ]]> https://www.space.com/uranus-neptune-aquodiium-magnetic-fields uVz6MBUB4jog2D27vGcFBb Fri, 07 Jun 2024 18:00:01 +0000 Fri, 07 Jun 2024 21:51:01 +0000 <![CDATA[ Uranus and Neptune aren't made of what we thought, new study hints ]]> https://www.space.com/uranus-neptune-less-water-more-frozen-methane-formation-mystery eAZRZQ7Xxp9eg3HFSvTEtP Tue, 16 Apr 2024 21:00:01 +0000 <![CDATA[ 3 tiny new moons found around Uranus and Neptune — and one is exceptionally tiny ]]> https://www.space.com/new-moons-discovered-uranus-neptune GCfEGW45PXzEnHG9CWpkNo Fri, 23 Feb 2024 20:00:04 +0000 Thu, 07 Mar 2024 10:41:37 +0000 <![CDATA[ Use the moon to find Uranus in the night sky tonight ]]> https://www.space.com/moon-uranus-night-sky-january-2024 95YfGgBMczvZSFxothyySe Fri, 19 Jan 2024 13:00:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ The 'Super Bowl of Astronomy' begins next week in New Orleans ]]> https://www.space.com/super-bowl-astronomy-american-astronomical-society-243-meeting-new-orleans FVDZwVXrtobGVSMGjPeYrd Fri, 05 Jan 2024 20:59:57 +0000 Wed, 30 Apr 2025 17:37:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ Uranus and Neptune are actually similar blues, 'true' color images reveal ]]> https://www.space.com/uranus-neptune-similar-shades-of-blue-voyager-2-images 9GV4S2SNRkqkNa6AhoDaGV Fri, 05 Jan 2024 00:01:01 +0000 <![CDATA[ A guide to the solar system's planets in 2024 ]]> https://www.space.com/planet-guide-solar-system-2024 f2fEVS2cXccP6NgocvvryT Fri, 29 Dec 2023 11:00:01 +0000 Wed, 17 Jul 2024 16:39:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ 12 James Webb Space Telescope findings that changed our understanding of the universe in 2023 ]]> https://www.space.com/james-webb-space-telescope-2023-discoveries R7P6JF79N2BK4HxPeKfgo3 Sat, 23 Dec 2023 11:00:01 +0000 Sun, 24 Dec 2023 06:03:58 +0000 <![CDATA[ The rings of Uranus look positively festive in epic James Webb Space Telescope holiday photo ]]> https://www.space.com/uranus-rings-james-webb-space-telescope-holiday-photo izTVgLfzmNnFoYzGHQf7yP Mon, 18 Dec 2023 20:43:42 +0000 Tue, 19 Dec 2023 18:19:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ How many times has Earth orbited the sun? ]]> https://www.space.com/how-many-times-has-earth-orbited-the-sun mQCtWaeAswKscLanxkLYzS Sun, 17 Dec 2023 15:00:01 +0000 <![CDATA[ Mighty morphin' Centaur rings — a distant icy object's rings are transforming ]]> https://www.space.com/comet-chiron-centaur-icy-rings-structure-transformation wh7ktx7HrJfydSNfHeyT33 Mon, 04 Dec 2023 16:00:01 +0000 Thu, 07 Dec 2023 12:52:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ Unwrapping Uranus and its icy secrets: What NASA would learn from a mission to a wild world ]]> https://www.space.com/unwrapping-uranus-what-could-nasa-learn MyEQs6qftXvYEmhemF8igc Sat, 02 Dec 2023 14:00:01 +0000 Thu, 07 Dec 2023 12:45:03 +0000 <![CDATA[ Wonder what it's like to fall into Uranus? These scientists do, too ]]> https://www.space.com/falling-into-uranus-neptune-atmosphere-wind-tunnels-ice-giant ASb3mNRVfGzbTPbj9LuoRK Thu, 23 Nov 2023 01:00:01 +0000 Thu, 23 Nov 2023 12:01:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ Hunt for Uranus tonight in a dark sky, thanks to November's new moon ]]> https://www.space.com/dark-skies-new-moon-uranus-sighting-november XwRUXegGXUQevbh5pX5nTU Mon, 13 Nov 2023 13:00:01 +0000 Mon, 13 Nov 2023 21:54:17 +0000