The find includes one moon spotted orbiting Uranus — the first discovery of its kind in more than 20 years — and two detected in Neptune’s orbit. “The three newly discovered moons are the ...

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

The latest discovery put Uranus at 28 known moons and Neptune at 16. One moon orbiting Uranus is so small it only measures five miles in diameter. "The three newly discovered moons are the ...

The new moon orbiting Uranus, with an estimated diameter of just 5 miles, is likely the smallest of the planet's moons.

The chance of liquid oceans hiding beneath the surface of moons orbiting Uranus has enticed NASA to begin planning a new mission that will send a spacecraft to the ice giant. The mission is still ...

Miranda is one of the moons orbiting the planet Uranus in the Solar System. (Getty Images/Corey Ford/Stocktrek Images) He added that it is premature to assume the presence of oceans means there is ...

They’re running rings around Uranus. New research suggests a moon orbiting the sophomoric-sounding planet might contain enough natural resources to support alien life. Scientists from Johns ...

Dr. Steinbrügge says, "The Uranus Orbiter and Probe mission concept involves a spacecraft orbiting Uranus with multiple targeted flybys of its major moons—analogous to how Cassini orbited ...

Since Uranus' orbit is exceptionally slow, orbiting the sun about once every 84 Earth years, it'll be mostly in the same spot it was this year when Earth comes around again next year. The next ...