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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.
NASA images Uranus with epic team up of Hubble Telescope and New Horizons Pluto probe
By Robert Lea published
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope and New Horizons Pluto probe have teamed up to image the ice giant Uranus, which will help inform future direct imaging of exoplanets.
'Traffic jams' around Uranus could solve the mystery of its weak radiation belts
By Robert Lea published
In 1986, the Voyager 2 spacecraft discovered Uranus has a strangely weak radiation belt. Now, researchers think this could be linked to "traffic jams" caused by the world's warped magnetic field.
3 tiny new moons found around Uranus and Neptune — and one is exceptionally tiny
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
Two will be named after sea gods and nymphs and the other will be named for a Shakespearean character.
The rings of Uranus look positively festive in epic James Webb Space Telescope holiday photo
By Keith Cooper published
The observations are vital for piecing together the science objectives for a future mission to Uranus.
Unwrapping Uranus and its icy secrets: What NASA would learn from a mission to a wild world
By Mike Sori published
Unvisited by spacecraft for more than 35 years, Uranus inhabits one of the least explored regions of our solar system.
Wonder what it's like to fall into Uranus? These scientists do, too
By Elizabeth Fernandez published
Wind tunnels show what a probe descending into the atmosphere of Uranus or Neptune would probably need to contend with. Such a probe is a high-priority mission for both NASA and ESA.
Hunt for Uranus tonight in a dark sky, thanks to November's new moon
By Robert Lea published
The New Moon's dark sky coinciding with the ice giant planet reaching opposition fosters the perfect time to try to catch sight of Uranus.
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