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Learn about the unexpected discovery that has shaped new perspectives on Uranus' moons and their brightness.
Scientists using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope went looking for evidence of one phenomenon and found quite another.
The moons that orbit Uranus are already known to have unusual characteristics: some are heavily cratered, others have ...
"Uranus is weird, so it's always been uncertain how much the magnetic field actually interacts with its satellites." ...
This material causes Titania and Oberon to have darker and redder leading hemispheres. These outer moons effectively shield ...
New Hubble observations reveal unexpected darkening on Uranus’ moons, challenging long-held assumptions about its ...
NASA scientists found evidence of darkness on the 'leading side' of Uranus' moons, which they expected to be bright.
Uranus has 28 confirmed moons, including five major moons. The closest of these large satellites is Miranda, followed by Ariel, Umbriel, Titania and Oberon — all named after characters from ...
U ranus is a very weird planet, and it turns out that there is a newly discovered oddity to add to its already extensive list. Astronomers used Hubble to study the interactions between the planet's ...
Astronomers have discovered that the "dark sides" of Uranus' largest moons aren't where they originally thought — and in some ...