For decades following the discovery of Uranus in 1781, astronomers were puzzled by the irregularities in the planet's orbit. Newton's laws could not explain the perturbations observed, suggesting ...

When you gaze at the starry sky, have you ever wondered what mysterious meteorological changes occur on the distant planet ...

Pluto's unusual eccentricity and tilt is likely due to its interactions with neighboring Neptune and other giant planets, ...

Saturn is reclaiming its throne in the night sky and on September 21 will make its closest approach to Earth for the year.

Imagine a massive celestial body colliding with Uranus at high speed; this impact could have 'overturned' Uranus, causing its ...

WASHINGTON, DC – Photos and videos from the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit in Tianjin, showing camaraderie between Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Russian President Vladimir Putin and ...

Mathematicians calculated where the planet might be based on its effects on Uranus, and astronomers searched for less than an ...

Amazing views of Jupiter over the years via the Hubble Space Telescope. The moons of Io, Ganymede and hazy Uranus can be ...

Uranus's moons — what is unique about each moon and why do they orbit at a tilt?

A near-Earth asteroid lurked undetected for decades until a telescope in Hawaii spotted it earlier this year. It may be Earth's newest quasi-moon.

A major shift in the planet Uranus may lead to big time tech headaches and relationship issues for many in the coming months.

The solar system lost its ninth planet back when Pluto was demoted to a dwarf planet, but research might indicate that there ...