"Uranus is weird, so it's always been uncertain how much the magnetic field actually interacts with its satellites." ...

This material causes Titania and Oberon to have darker and redder leading hemispheres. These outer moons effectively shield ...

Scientists using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope went looking for evidence of one phenomenon and found quite another. The research team studied the four largest moons of the ice giant Uranus, the ...

NASA scientists found evidence of darkness on the 'leading side' of Uranus' moons, which they expected to be bright.

Information about Uranus is limited. What we know is that the planet is composed mainly of water and ammonia ice, its diameter is about 51,000 kilometers, about four times that of the Earth, and its ...

New Hubble observations reveal unexpected darkening on Uranus’ moons, challenging long-held assumptions about its ...

The moons that orbit Uranus are already known to have unusual characteristics: some are heavily cratered, others have ...

Learn about the unexpected discovery that has shaped new perspectives on Uranus' moons and their brightness.

An international team used 20 years of data and photos taken by the Hubble Space Telescope to study Uranus' atmosphere and its seasonal changes. The icy world was portrayed for the first time in ...

However, new Hubble Space Telescope observations of Uranus' four largest moons — Ariel, Umbriel, Titania and Oberon — show no clear signs of the expected radiation damage, Christian Soto of ...