The photos, taken by NASA’s high-power James Webb Space ... “With Webb’s unparalleled infrared resolution and sensitivity, astronomers now see Uranus and its unique features with groundbreak ...

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has gotten an unprecedented, close-up look at the rings of Uranus. The stunning high-resolution image shows all of the distant planet's inner and outer rings ...

The views of Uranus, the coldest world in the solar ... Hubble studied the ice giant in high resolution, while New Horizons saw it as a mere smeared "blob." This actually gives astronomers a ...

Hubble's latest observations show Uranus' moons behaving in ways scientists didn't expect, revealing surprising clues about ...

Astronomers used Uranus as a proxy for similar planets beyond our solar system, known as exoplanets, comparing high-resolution images from Hubble to the more-distant view from New Horizons.

With Webb's unparalleled infrared resolution and sensitivity, astronomers now see Uranus and its unique features with groundbreaking new clarity. These details, especially of the close-in Zeta ...

Uranus’ aurorae behave in a unique and unpredictable manner, primarily due to the planet’s highly tilted magnetic field. This high tilt is significantly offset from its rotational axis ...

Information about Uranus is limited. What we know is that the planet is composed mainly of water and ammonia ice, its ...

More information: M. Acevski et al, Asymmetry in Uranus' High Energy Proton Radiation Belt, Geophysical Research Letters (2024). DOI: 10.1029/2024GL108961 This story is republished courtesy of Eos ...

WASHINGTON, Nov 11 (Reuters) - In 1781, German-born British astronomer William Herschel made Uranus the first planet ... The solar wind is a high-speed flow of charged particles emanating from ...