Scientists using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope went looking for evidence of one phenomenon and found quite another.

William Herschel had proposed the name Georgium Sidus for his 1781 discovery to honour King George III. German astronomer ...

Ancient Greek astronomers likely observed Uranus as a star, but limited tools and geocentric views kept them from recognizing ...

This summer promises significant shifts as Saturn, Jupiter, and Uranus change signs, impacting Aries, Cancer, Libra, ...

If humans ever decide to visit Uranus, they would die within five seconds. It would be quite a catastrophic journey before ...

U.S. astronomers hunting for "Planet Nine" have instead stumbled on what appears to be a new dwarf planet in the solar system ...

Researchers found the south polar region darkened in winter shadow, while the north polar region brightened as summer came.

Uranus emits more energy than it gets from the sun, two new studies report — a discovery that contradicts findings from the venerable Voyager spacecraft. When Voyager 2 sped past Uranus on ...

On March 10, 1977, astronomers discovered rings around Uranus! Astronomers had long suspected that Uranus has rings, but the actual discovery happened by accident. A team of three astronomers was ...