Uranus does not behave like an ordinary planet. Its magnetic field tilts by nearly 60 degrees and sits off-center, so the ...

The telescope observed the ice giant for a full rotation, revealing how temperature and charged particles vary with altitude.

Uranus is the planet that breaks rules, flips binaries, rejects norms, questions the old way of doing things, and insists on ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In 1781, German-born British astronomer William Herschel made Uranus the first planet discovered with the aid of a telescope. This frigid planet, our solar system's third ...

Now, thanks to the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), researchers have mapped the planet’s auroras in 3D for the first time.

The planet's lopsided magnetic field is twisting the light shows.

The other discovery is the cooling of the atmosphere. Combining the observations from JWST with measurements from Voyager 2, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Scientists have found that previously-known observations about Uranus were misleading. Uranus, the first planet discovered with a telescope, was closely observed in 1986 during a five-day flyby by ...

Scientists are reconsidering old information about Uranus. NPR's Scott Simon explains the problem with photos taken of the planet 38 years ago. Opinion: Uranus was having a bad hair day. Hey, it was ...

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.