But when Voyager 2 got an up-close look at Uranus in 1986, scientists were able to glean some insights that, while ...

NASA spotted a new moon almost at the border of our solar system. Back in 1986, a theory came up that this cosmic body could ...

New observations have revealed that we were wrong about the length of a day on Uranus. According to the most precise measurements yet of the stinky planet's rotation rate, a full day on Uranus lasts ...

Before Voyager 2’s groundbreaking views of Uranus in 1986, only five moons — its largest — had been spotted orbiting the planet, with the first two discovered in 1787 and the fifth in 1948. Voyager 2 ...

The space around Uranus just got a bit more crowded.Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope recently announced the ...

This is the image of Uranus taken by the spacecraft Voyager 2 in 1986. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech When Voyager 2 flew past Uranus in 1986, the spacecraft detected a surprisingly low level of internal ...

(CNN) — Astronomers using the powerful eye of the James Webb Space Telescope have spotted a previously unknown moon whirling around Uranus, according to NASA. The discovery boosts the number of moons ...

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 ...

Astronomers using the powerful eye of the James Webb Space Telescope have spotted a previously unknown moon whirling around Uranus, according to NASA. The discovery boosts the number of moons known to ...