Latest about Uranus
Uranus passed between Earth and a distant star this month — and NASA caught the rare event
NASA researchers got a rare chance to study Uranus' atmosphere and rings this month, when the ice giant passed between Earth and a distant star, creating a "stellar occultation."
A day on Uranus is actually longer than we thought, Hubble Telescope reveals
This approach can now be used to determine the rotation rate of any celestial object with a magnetic field and auroras — including exoplanets.
Are there hidden oceans inside the moons of Uranus? Their wobbles could tell us
Studying how much the Uranian moons sway in orbit may reveal whether or not they have oceans inside of them. NASA is in the early stages of planning a mission to do just that.
Long ago, Voyager 2 might have caught Uranus at a bad time
A new analysis of Voyager 2 data reveals a fresh theory about Uranus's unique magnetosphere.
Icy moon of Uranus may have once hid watery secret, Voyager 2 archives reveal
Surface features of Uranus' icy moon Miranda point to the existence of a once deep ocean, one that still may exist today.
NASA images Uranus with epic team up of Hubble Telescope and New Horizons Pluto probe
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope and New Horizons Pluto probe have teamed up to image the ice giant Uranus, which will help inform future direct imaging of exoplanets.
'Traffic jams' around Uranus could solve the mystery of its weak radiation belts
In 1986, the Voyager 2 spacecraft discovered Uranus has a strangely weak radiation belt. Now, researchers think this could be linked to "traffic jams" caused by the world's warped magnetic field.
3 tiny new moons found around Uranus and Neptune — and one is exceptionally tiny
Two will be named after sea gods and nymphs and the other will be named for a Shakespearean character.
