Get ready for a massive shake-up! On July 7, for the first time in 84 years, Uranus — also known as the Great Awakener — is entering the curious and cerebral sign of Gemini, where it will flip the ...

Astronomers have detected X-rays from Uranus for the first time, using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory. This result may help scientists learn more about this enigmatic ice giant planet in our solar ...

Astronomers at NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory have detected X-rays from the planet Uranus for the first time. Researchers used observations of the ice giant taken in 2002 and 2017 to detect the ...

Berkeley -- As the rings of Uranus swing edge-on to Earth - a short-lived view we get only once every 42 years - astronomers observing the event are getting an unprecedented, glare-free view of the ...

NASA scientists have found strong evidence of a polar cyclone on Uranus for the first time. Researchers examined radio waves emitted from the ice giant and detected the phenomenon at its north pole.

While Uranus undeniably has the funniest name of all the planets in our solar system, it remains the most unexplored, with just one spacecraft flying past the planet back in the 1980s. But advances in ...

Researchers in France have captured the first photographs of auroras on Uranus. Who knew Uranus was so scenic? The Voyager 2 probe detected signs of auroras on Uranus in 1986, but this was the first ...