The two faintest outer rings of Uranus look nothing alike, and that mismatch is pushing planetary scientists toward a provocative conclusion: unseen moons may be hiding inside the bands, feeding them ...

New observations of Uranus are pointing to something hidden in plain sight. Back in 1977, the rings of Uranus blocked the light of distant stars, which resulted in its discovery through stellar ...

When a planet's orbit brings it between Earth and a distant star, it's more than just a cosmic game of hide and seek. It's an opportunity for NASA to improve its understanding of that planet's ...

For researchers at the University of Idaho, spotting a moon 6 miles wide orbiting Uranus, a staggering 1.8 billion miles from Earth, may actually be easier than finding a white cat in a snowstorm. A ...

Get your eyes on the seventh planet, and you can graduate as a skywatcher — and there's a perfect way to cheat this week as ...

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 ...

A small and dim moon has been discovered in orbit around Uranus, bringing the planet’s total to 29. Many of the ice giant’s other moons are named after characters from works by William Shakespeare, ...

For researchers at the University of Idaho, spotting a moon 6 miles wide orbiting Uranus, a staggering 1.8 billion miles from Earth, may actually be easier than finding a white cat in a snowstorm. A ...