Surface features of Uranus' icy moon Miranda point to the existence of a once deep ocean, one that still may exist today. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

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 ...

They’re running rings around Uranus. New research suggests a moon orbiting the sophomoric-sounding planet might contain enough natural resources to support alien life. Scientists from Johns Hopkins ...

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have found that Ariel, a moon of Uranus, has some of the most carbon dioxide-rich deposits in the solar system, hinting at a buried water ocean. When ...

Strange things are happening to the rings of Uranus, that little blue planet way out there in the solar system. It has rings and moons, and once every 42 years, the planet's tilted angle lets ...

The solar system's oddball planet has some pretty odd moons, too. The first infrared spectra of Uranus's small inner moons, ...

TEMPE, Ariz. a Quick: What’s the order of the planets in the solar system? Need a little help? Maybe the following mnemonic rings a bell: “My Very Educated Mother Just Served Up Nine Pizzas.” It’s ...

Uranus, the seventh planet from the Sun, which was viewed up close by the Voyager 2 spacecraft in 1986, has been the focus of more than a few studies over the last few decades. One of the more recent ...

Earlier this year, a team of astronomers discovered a new moon of Uranus that is minuscule, with a diameter of about 10km.

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech Over the last few decades, planetary scientists have been steadily ...