The telescope observed the ice giant for a full rotation, revealing how temperature and charged particles vary with altitude.

"This is a crucial step towards characterizing giant planets beyond our solar system." ...

Now, thanks to the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), researchers have mapped the planet’s auroras in 3D for the first time.

The planet's lopsided magnetic field is twisting the light shows.

James Webb Space Telescope data has allowed researchers to map Uranus’s upper atmosphere in three dimensions for the first time.

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 ...

In 2022, the National Academy of Sciences Planetary Science Decadal Survey recommended exploration of Uranus as its highest priority Flagship mission for the 2030s. The Decadal recommendation relied ...

"Discovering liquid water oceans inside the moons of Uranus would transform our thinking about the range of possibilities for where life could exist." When you purchase through links on our site, we ...

Using the powerful James Webb Space Telescope, scientists have spotted a moon nestled near Uranus’s rings that’s so small you could walk around it Scientists have discovered a new, elusive moon around ...