Based on 20 years of observations by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, new research sheds light on one of the solar system’s ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

Scientists recently noticed three new moons lingering around Uranus and Neptune, which are the most distant planets in our solar system. Precisely, there is one orbiting Uranus, and two are ...

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 ...

A team of international researchers spotted an additional moon circling Uranus’ for the first time in almost two decades and two new moons orbiting the planet Neptune. The discoveries were ...