Uranus emits more energy than it gets from the sun, two new studies report — a discovery that contradicts findings from the venerable Voyager spacecraft. When Voyager 2 sped past Uranus on January 24, ...

A study has finally determined where Uranus gets its heat. Researchers from the University of Houston, led by Dr. Xinyue Wang, launched a deep probe of Uranus’ data — and determined that the gas giant ...

Roll out the cosmic welcome mat for our solar system’s newest resident: a never-before-seen moon orbiting Uranus. The Webb telescope’s observations of Uranus are giving scientists better insight into ...

They must’ve seen it coming. A space exploration enthusiast account on Twitter asked the internet to name an upcoming mission to the planet Uranus, in what almost feels like a setup for a punch line, ...

As Voyager 2 flew by at 50,600 miles from the icy-blue planet, it found cloud tops, two new rings, 11 new moons and temperatures below minus 353 degrees Fahrenheit. What they didn't know, Voyager 2 ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — The outer reaches of our solar system just got a little more crowded, with astronomers spotting a previously unseen moon circling Uranus. Using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, a ...

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Uranus hosts yet another moon, which looks like a tiny, faint smudge in images captured by the James Webb Space Telescope, researchers report in an Aug. 19 NASA release. The newfound object makes the ...

The size of Uranus' rings is controlled by the planet's five major moons, which are able to eject significant amounts of dust out of the Uranian system, according to new simulations designed to figure ...

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