Uranus does not behave like an ordinary planet. Its magnetic field tilts by nearly 60 degrees and sits off-center, so the ...

"This is a crucial step towards characterizing giant planets beyond our solar system." ...

The telescope observed the ice giant for a full rotation, revealing how temperature and charged particles vary with altitude.

Now, thanks to the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), researchers have mapped the planet’s auroras in 3D for the first time.

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 ...

A research team has successfully created the first-ever three-dimensional map of Uranus’s upper atmosphere.

This makes calculating the length of a Uranian day hard enough, but it's further complicated by Uranus being tilted at 98 degrees on its axis, so it's essentially rolling on its side, with the poles ...

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 ...

The cosmos is always in motion, and it allows spectators to see some cool stuff. As the Earth orbits the sun, it pulls itself through comet tails, resulting in meteor showers, and occasionally picks ...

All four of the sun’s giant planets emit more energy than they receive from the sun Uranus emits more energy than it gets from the sun, two new studies report — a discovery that contradicts findings ...