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

For the first time, an international team of astronomers have mapped the vertical structure of Uranus's upper atmosphere, ...

Forty years ago, Voyager 2 flew past Uranus and observed radiation levels that defied explanation. Now, scientists may ...

The planets are visible throughout February, "but they’ll be lined up best toward the end of the month,” NASA says.

Voyager 2’s flyby of Uranus in 1986 recorded radiation levels so extreme they baffled scientists for nearly 40 years. New research suggests the spacecraft caught Uranus during a rare solar wind event ...

A recent study points to an exciting possibility: that Uranus's moon Miranda, located in the far reaches of our solar system, may harbor a hidden ocean and life.

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 ...

Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, and Saturn—will be visible to the naked eye. Uranus and Neptune, being much farther away, will ...

According to NASA, at least one bright planet can be seen on most nights, depending on the weather.