Of course, Uranus only looks blue to human eyes. When the planet is perceived at different wavelengths, it can look very different. That's what you can see in the two images of Uranus captured by ...

Uranus will be at its brightest on Nov. 4-5, 2021, when the planet reaches opposition. (Image credit: SkySafari app) The distant blue planet Uranus will reach its closest point to Earth Thursday ...

LOS ANGELES - The distant blue planet Uranus will reach its closest point to Earth Thursday — and may be visible to skygazers. According to EarthSky, Uranus will reach a point in its orbit known ...

Uranus will be in opposition on Nov. 17 at 3 p.m. UTC, which translates to 10 a.m. ET and 7 a.m. PT. The best nights to view Uranus from an astrological standpoint will be Nov. 16 to 18, as that ...

This image of the planet Uranus was taken by the spacecraft Voyager 2 in 1986. (Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech) Previously, scientists had suggested it was the methane of Neptune that makes that ...

The outermost ring of the planet Uranus turns out to have a bright blue color, according to a report in the April 7 issue of the journal Science. That makes it only the second blue ring to be ...

Think of Uranus and Neptune, the solar system’s outermost planets, and you may picture two distinct hues: pale turquoise and cobalt blue. But astronomers say that the true colors of these ...

The blue-green hue of the planet is caused by methane, which is abundant in the planet’s atmosphere. The planet is surrounded by at least 13 faint rings, and 27 moons.

Uranus is blue in this photo NASA’s Voyager 2 spacecraft snapped in 1986. NASA/JPL There will be an extra something special in the sky this week and you might get a view of it if you know where ...

Voyager 2 conducted a flyby of Uranus in 1986, and the images revealed a planet with a more pale cyan or blue color. The vessel flew by Neptune in 1989 and the imagery showed a planet with a rich ...

The outermost ring of the planet Uranus turns out to have a bright blue color, according to a report in the April 7 issue of the journal Science. That makes it only the second blue ring to be ...

LOS ANGELES - The distant blue planet Uranus will reach its closest point to Earth Thursday — and may be visible to skygazers. According to EarthSky, Uranus will reach a point in its orbit known ...