Revisiting old data from Voyager 2, scientists have worked out how a dense, shocked region of the solar wind could have ...

Far from the Sun, Uranus sits tipped on its side, carrying a magnetic system unlike any other planet’s. Its equator tilts ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has captured amazing new imagery of Uranus along with its rings and moons. The footage shows ...

Roll out the cosmic welcome mat for our solar system’s newest resident: a never-before-seen moon orbiting Uranus. The Webb telescope’s observations of Uranus are giving scientists better insight into ...

Uranus, an ice giant planet and the seventh planet from the sun, may be warmer than previously thought. The third largest planet in the solar system — previously thought to be the coldest despite ...

The cold and remote planets originally earned their label of "ice giants" to contrast their interiors from those of Jupiter ...

The giant planets weren't always where we find them today. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune formed in a more compact ...

Fresh simulations show there is a chance Uranus and Neptune might actually be rock-rich worlds wrapped in thinner icy layers.

Ever wondered how planetary systems like our own solar system form? Thanks to the European Space Agency's Gaia space ...

Astronomers are uncovering distant worlds beyond our solar system using ingenious indirect methods like observing stellar ...

This year brought remarkable cosmic breakthroughs, and these are the most significant space discoveries that captured the ...