On Friday, Nov. 21, Uranus will lie at opposition — directly opposite the sun — making it visible in a clear night sky. Credit: Creators.com illustration Nearly 2½ centuries ago, in December 1781, ...

The planet Uranus is known for being one of two ice giants in the outer solar system and sits in a remote part of the Milky Way. Only one Nasa spacecraft, Voyager 2, has ever travelled close to it and ...

Uranus is by far one of the most interesting planets in the solar system, despite its tragically immature name. It is the first planet discovered in modern times, as you can only identify this planet ...

Our view of other solar systems just got a little more familiar, with the discovery of a planet 25,000 light-years away that resembles our own Uranus. Astronomers have discovered hundreds of planets ...

Uranus, the seventh planet from the Sun, possesses a diameter of 31,800 miles (51,100 kilometers), making it the solar system's third-largest planet. Its atmosphere, composed primarily of hydrogen (83 ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. When talking about the planet Uranus, it's easy to crack jokes (ahem) about how its name is ...

Scientists have discovered something strange lurking in a 34-year-old batch of data from the Voyager 2 mission: a plasmoid. Plasmoids are globs of ionized gases pulled from a celestial body’s ...