Alongside the discovery of new moons and rings, baffling new mysteries confronted scientists ... and Uranus earned a ...
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.
In 1781, German-born British astronomer William Herschel made Uranus the first planet discovered with the aid of a telescope.
We know from The Lord of the Rings that Tolkien crafted endless stars in his legendarium, but are there other planets too?
NASA’s Roman Space Telescope team has integrated the innovative Roman Coronagraph Instrument, marking a major milestone in ...
When a celestial body, such as a moon, planet or an asteroid passes in front of another celestial body, blocking its view, we call that an occultation. The word is derived from the Latin occultäre, to ...
On its 66th flyby of the king of planets, Juno has captured spectacular views of the stormy atmosphere, processed by citizen ...
Tree rings reveal ancient solar storms, helping scientists predict and prepare for future events that could disrupt ...
MIT researchers analyzed precious samples from the asteroid Ryugu, delivered to Earth by Japan’s Hayabusa2 mission. They ...
If this is really an impact structure, it would be Venus' oldest and largest, giving us a rare glimpse into Venus' past and ...
After a decade-long search, some scientists say a growing number of clues point to the existence of a hidden planet in the Kuiper Belt beyond Neptune — and they may soon have the opportunity to find ...