"Two Uranus years (one Uranus year is 84.02 Earth years), running from 1900 to 2068 and starting just before southern summer solstice, when Uranus’s south pole points almost directly towards the Sun," ...

Retrogrades work like full moons. Meaning, they bring what has been hidden into focus so we can finally deal with it. Here is ...

Nearly 2½ centuries ago, in December 1781, musical composer and amateur astronomer William Herschel was scanning his telescope through the skies over ...

Uranus is the only planet that rotates sideways with a 98-degree tilt. Learn why Uranus spins this way, how its seasons last ...

49. For more than 50 years, the band ZZ Top was composed of Billy Gibbons and Dusty Hill, known for their trademark long ...

The ice giants remain some of the most interesting places to explore in the solar system. Uranus in particular has drawn a lot of interest lately, especially after the 2022 Decadal Survey from the ...

For decades, Uranus baffled scientists because it seemed to have no internal heat. Now, new computer modeling shows the planet actually emits more energy than it receives from the Sun. This subtle ...

Uranus, often referred to as the planet of cosmic rebellion, challenges traditional norms to forge new pathways. As a generational planet, it moves more slowly than the personal planets, taking ...

Uranus turns retrograde on September 6, influencing each zodiac sign until February 4, 2026. Since Uranus is a slow-moving outer planet, it usually works in a subtle manner on a personal level.

In early February, the space observatory’s Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam) caught the minuscule and still-unnamed object orbiting the gas giant at a distance of 35,000 miles. “It’s a small moon but a ...

The James Webb Space Telescope detected a previously unknown moon orbiting Uranus. Credit: NASA / ESA / CSA / J. DePasquale (STScI) The James Webb Space Telescope has spotted a previously unknown moon ...

Since its categorization as a planet in the 18th century, Uranus has been an astounding target of observation for scientists. Once thought to only be a distant star, the planet has continued to amaze ...