As the worlds of the Solar System go, Uranus is among the weirdest. Its peculiar properties, from internal heating to its ...

In a universe where change usually unfolds over eons, astronomers have gotten a rare front-row seat to watch a small, icy ...

Uranus has been the butt of a lot of jokes (stop giggling). And it doesn't help that it's huge — roughly four times the size of Earth — or gassy with an atmosphere comprised partly of methane. Or, as ...

A flyby of Uranus in 1986 is where we gathered much of our knowledge about the distant ice giant, but new research has found that this may not have been a standard representation of the planet's ...

The ice giants remain some of the most interesting places to explore in the solar system. Uranus in particular has drawn a ...

Uranus and Neptune have been called the “ice giants” for decades. But in new research, that nickname might be more a misnomer ...

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For decades, Uranus baffled scientists because it seemed to have no internal heat. Now, new computer modeling shows the planet actually emits more energy than it receives from the Sun. This subtle ...

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Uranus, the third-largest planet in our solar system, is sometimes visible with the unaided eye. Credit: Creators.com illustration How many planets are there in our solar system? Nine? Eight? Twelve?

NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, Gemini North telescope and NASA Infrared Telescope Facility observations of Neptune and ...

Uranus moves through each zodiac sign every seven years, making it a generational planet, according to astrologer Lisa Stardust Lisa Stardust is a three-time best-selling author and astrologer who ...