Now, new evidence gives even more impetus for a mission to Uranus, with a recent study showing that four of the planet’s moons could host water. Researchers from NASA’s Jet Propulsion ...

Like the ice giant itself, Uranus' moons orbit the sun on their sides and this is just one element that makes them some of the most unusual bodies in the solar system. When you purchase through ...

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope launched in 2021 and has captured incredible photos of Uranus and some of its 28 moons.

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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 ...

Over the last couple of years, planetary scientists have been increasingly calling for a mission to a largely unexplored region of the solar system: Uranus and its moons. Planetary scientists know ...

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 ...

A new NASA study concludes four of Uranus' 27 moons likely have oceans locked under their icy crusts. Credit: NASA / ESA / CSA / J. DePasquale (STScI) Some of Uranus' moons likely have deep oceans ...

Artwork: Uranus and its five largest moons had been thought to be inactive and sterile. The planet Uranus and its five biggest moons may not be the dead sterile worlds that scientists have long ...

The size of Uranus' rings is controlled by the planet's five major moons, which are able to eject significant amounts of dust out of the Uranian system, according to new simulations designed to ...

Astronomers with the International Astronomical Union have discovered three previously unknown moons at the farthest planets of our solar system — two circling Neptune and one around Uranus.