A stellar occultation this month gave scientists an opportunity to scrutinize the seventh planet from the Sun.

Cold, dark and windswept - despite its calm appearance, the ice giant Uranus is a planet of extremes. Orbiting the Sun at an average distance of 2.9 billion kilometres - more than 19 times further out ...

Uranus' magnetic field acts in a very different way from other planets. Understanding its nature could be key to finding alien life in the future. You can read more about the scientists' findings ...

Uranus just got a little more time on its hands ... This estimate was based on radio signals emitted by the pale turquoise planet's auroras and direct magnetic field measurements.

A pale blue-green enigma, the planet Uranus has long fascinated astronomers precisely because of its extreme distance, some 1 ...

A quick guide to the planet Uranus, which is composed of gas and water with a solid core. Its surface is surrounded by a dense fog. It has a greenish appearance and is often referred to as the ...

That long-term tracking provided a more precise rotation period for Uranus, the seventh planet from the sun. From that distance, it takes about 84 Earth years for Uranus to orbit the sun.

A French-led team studied a decade’s worth of aurora observations at the ice giant to track its magnetic poles. That long-term tracking provided a more precise rotation period for Uranus, the seventh ...

"Uranus is the planet of transformation, radical change, crisis and freedom," writes Thomas on his blog. So when Uranus resides within Taurus — which it has been since March 6, 2019 — he says ...