A planetary scientist proposes that the interiors of Uranus and Neptune are layered, with deep oceans of water above ...

A scientist simulated the contents of the ice giant worlds, and found that a fluid layer may explain each planet’s strange ...

Decades-old data from NASA's Voyager 2 has reignited interest in Uranus, revealing new insights that challenge past ...

In 1781, German-born British astronomer William Herschel made Uranus the first planet discovered with the aid of a telescope.

The study results could also reinforce the idea that Uranus remains a largely misunderstood world, given that astronomers’ basic knowledge of the planet stemmed from an extraordinary anomaly.

When Voyager 2 flew past the ice giant 38 years ago, it revealed a magnetosphere warped by solar winds, a finding uncovered through recent analysis of archival data.

When Voyager 2 flew by Uranus and Neptune 40 years ago, astronomers were surprised that it detected no global dipole magnetic fields, like Earth's. The explanation: the ice giants are layered and ...

Scientists are reconsidering old information about Uranus. NPR's Scott Simon explains the problem with photos taken of the ...

What’s curious about Uranus is that no one had found it earlier, as the planet is sometimes bright enough to see with the unaided eye. And right now is just one of those times. Uranus reaches ...

Start at the Pleiades cluster (Seven Sisters) and use binoculars to star-hop to the seventh planet, Uranus. I connected some of the brighter, easier stars along the way into fanciful figures that ...