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We've been wrong about Uranus for nearly 40 years, new analysis of Voyager 2 data reveals
By Ben Turner last updated
Voyager 2's 1986 flyby of Uranus, the main source of our knowledge of the icy planet, could have come at the same time as a weird plasma burst from the sun.
Icy moon of Uranus may have once hid watery secret, Voyager 2 archives reveal
By Conor Feehly published
Surface features of Uranus' icy moon Miranda point to the existence of a once deep ocean, one that still may exist today.
Scientists finally know why ultraviolent superstorms flare up on Uranus and Neptune
By Paul Sutter published
A moon of Uranus could have a hidden ocean, James Webb Space Telescope finds
By Robert Lea published
Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have found that Ariel, a moon of Uranus, has some of the most carbon dioxide-rich deposits in the solar system, hinting at a buried water ocean.
A 'parade of planets' is coming on June 3. Here's what you can actually expect to see.
By Ben Turner last updated
Six worlds will align for a "parade of planets" on June 3, although only a few of them will be visible to the naked eye. Here's what you need to know about the rare alignment.
Uranus and Neptune aren't made of what we thought, new study hints
By Deepa Jain published
A study suggests the ice giants Uranus and Neptune aren't quite as watery as previously thought. They may also contain huge amounts of frozen methane, potentially solving the puzzle of how they formed.
James Webb telescope to zoom in on Uranus and Saturn in study of mysterious auroras
By Robert Lea published
Two projects using the James Webb Space Telescope will look at the auroras of Uranus and Saturn to discover what processes make them tick.
Have all 8 planets ever aligned?
By Charles Q. Choi published
The solar system's eight planets will never truly be in a straight line, but they can get close to it.
3 new moons discovered around Uranus and Neptune will be named after Shakespeare characters and Greek goddesses
By Harry Baker published
The International Astronomical Union has confirmed the existence of three currently unnamed moons — one around Uranus and two orbiting Neptune.
Neptune isn't as blue as you think, and these new images of the planet prove it
By Robert Lea published
A new treatment of images collected by Voyager 2 in the late 1980s using data from the Hubble Space Telescope has revealed the actual colors of the solar system's distant ice giants, Neptune and Uranus.
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