Some of Uranus' moons show signs of having subsurface liquid oceans where life might be possible. ... (-213.15 degrees Celsius to -193.15 degrees Celsius), ...

Confirmed for the first time, Uranus's unique aurora could help astronomers determine if other planets could support life. Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries ...

Though Uranus is over four times wider than Venus, ... Neptune is farther from the sun, and while it may have the coldest average temperatures at around minus 214 degrees Celsius ...

Uranus, the seventh planet from the Sun, orbits in the outer solar system, about two billion miles (3.2 billion kilometers) from Earth. ... (minus 212 Celsius). ...

Once thought to be drab and inert, Uranus' atmosphere is gradually revealing how storm-ridden it really is. Skip to main content. Open menu Close menu ... (minus 224 degrees Celsius).

Astronomers confirm the existence of an infrared (IR) aurora on Uranus. This could help astronomers identify exoplanets that might support life, a large number of which are icy worlds.

Voyager 2's visit to Uranus may have left us with the complete wrong impression of the ice giant for nearly 40 years, according to a new study.

Uranus, the ice giant, may have been misunderstood for nearly 40 years. A rare solar wind event was taking place when NASA’s Voyager 2 zipped by in 1986, a study suggests, which affected what we ...

Uranus wasn't ready for its closeup 38 years ago. I speak of the 7th planet from the Sun, and third largest in our solar system, which received a flyby — 50,000 miles above the planet — from ...