Uranus looks calm and distant, but its behavior defies nearly every planetary norm. Knocked onto its side by a massive ...

Uranus has been the butt of a lot of jokes (stop giggling). And it doesn't help that it's huge — roughly four times the size of Earth — or gassy with an atmosphere comprised partly of methane. Or, as ...

It's been 30 days since Uranus first appeared in the sky. At first, it looked like our Moon had found itself a stellar ...

NASA's Voyager 2 helped shape scientists' understanding of Uranus but also introduced unexplained oddities. A recent data dive has offered answers and renewed interest in the icy planet and its moons.

Far from the Sun, Uranus sits tipped on its side, carrying a magnetic system unlike any other planet’s. Its equator tilts about 97.

Let’s stop pretending, shall we? Because really, we’re not fooling anyone. Uranus is funny. It was funny when you were twelve, and it’s funny now. It was certainly funny when I was a boy and went to a ...

Uranus is the seventh planet from the Sun and has the third largest diameter in the solar system, yet it's commonly overlooked and joked about due to its name. James Webb Space Telescope project ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Flying by in early 1986, Voyager 2 captured this picture of ...

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Tensions are rising, and there’s no avoiding what’s in store! On Aug. 24, the sun in Virgo will form a chaotic square to Uranus retrograde in Gemini, leaving us with no choice but to expect the ...