"This is a crucial step towards characterizing giant planets beyond our solar system." ...

Uranus is an oddball planet. It spins around the Sun on its side, so the poles take turns pointing towards the Sun during the ...

For the first time, an international team of astronomers have mapped the vertical structure of Uranus's upper atmosphere, uncovering how temperature and charged particles vary with height across the ...

A recent study points to an exciting possibility: that Uranus's moon Miranda, located in the far reaches of our solar system, may harbor a hidden ocean and life.

Forty years ago, Voyager 2 flew past Uranus and observed radiation levels that defied explanation. Now, scientists may ...

Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, and Saturn—will be visible to the naked eye. Uranus and Neptune, being much farther away, will ...

According to NASA, at least one bright planet can be seen on most nights, depending on the weather.

The planets are visible throughout February, "but they’ll be lined up best toward the end of the month,” NASA says.

This February’s alignment spreads Mercury, Venus, Neptune, Saturn, Uranus and Jupiter across the western to eastern sky after sunset on Feb. 28. All six will appear shortly after sunset, according to ...