Uranus's structure and atmosphere altered: Study Researchers made discoveries using NASA's Hubble Telescope Uranus's atmosphere made of hydrogen and helium A new study revealed Uranus’s structure as a ...

For decades, Uranus and Neptune have been filed neatly into the “ice giant” drawer, shorthand for worlds built mostly from ...

Because Uranus and Neptune are so far away, scientists only have educated guesses about the combination of ices and gases that make up these ice giants. While the general understanding is that these ...

Uranus, the seventh planet from the Sun, is often noted for its unusual tilt and icy composition. However, a lesser-known but intriguing fact about Uranus is the peculiar odor of its atmosphere, which ...

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope recently trained its sights on unusual and enigmatic Uranus, an ice giant that spins on its side. Webb captured this dynamic world with rings, moons, storms, and ...

Uranus, the seventh planet from the Sun – The Sideways Planet, known for its chuckling name, this gas giant hanging out in the depths of the solar system has garnered intrigue from skywatchers and ...

Far from the Sun, Uranus sits tipped on its side, carrying a magnetic system unlike any other planet’s. Its equator tilts about 97.

A panel of planetary scientists has determined that Uranus should be a focus for future exploration by NASA. Should the recommendation go ahead, the agency could launch a $4.2 billion orbiter and ...

The New Horizons spacecraft will take images of the ice giants from "behind." NASA is asking amateur astronomers to help the agency study the ice giants Uranus and Neptune. Next month, NASA will be ...

Though it looks like a smooth, solid, pale blue orb, there’s more going on beneath the clouds of Uranus than meets the eye. A polar cyclone has been spotted at the planet’s north pole, researchers ...