The roughly six-hour flyby in 1986 revealed Uranus' protective magnetic field was strangely empty. Now, researchers say that ...

Much of what we understand about Uranus comes from data gathered by NASA's Voyager 2 spacecraft. Thirty-eight years ago, this ...

In 1781, German-born British astronomer William Herschel made Uranus the first planet discovered with the aid of a telescope.

For the month of November, stargazers will have their best opportunity to gaze upon Uranus, the cool blue ice giant with the punchline of a name. The planet will be closer to Earth and brighter in the ...

Freezing cold, dark and with an atmosphere that smells like farts and rotten eggs? Uranus doesn’t sound like somewhere you’d want to call home. But let’s say you did want to move to Uranus. What kind ...

A fresh look at data on Uranus from 1986 has prompted NASA scientists to suggest the planet could support life.

Uranus, blue-green in color due to the methane contained in an atmosphere comprised mostly of hydrogen and helium ...

Uranus, blue-green in color due to the methane contained ... "A future mission to Uranus is crucial to understanding not only the planet and magnetosphere, but also its atmosphere, rings and ...

Despite the lack of a dedicated mission to the planet, scientists have learned plenty through ground observations and space ...