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

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 ...

Scientists using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope went looking for evidence of one phenomenon and found quite another.

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 ...

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.

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 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 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 ...