The answers to the biggest questions in space science — what happens inside a black hole, how does a galaxy form or what is dark matter — lie in the far reaches of the universe. However, there is ...

Uranus, an ice giant planet and the seventh planet from the sun, may be warmer than previously thought. The third largest planet in the solar system — previously thought to be the coldest despite ...

In April 2025, a stellar occultation was an uncommon and rare space event that gave NASA scientists an unusual chance to study the atmosphere of Uranus as was not yet possible since more than ...

Astronomers using the powerful eye of the James Webb Space Telescope have spotted a previously unknown moon whirling around Uranus, according to NASA. The discovery boosts the number of moons known to ...

NASA scientists embarked on a mission to find signs of interaction between Uranus' magnetic region and the surfaces of its four largest moons using the Hubble Space Telescope. During the mission, they ...

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