Uranus emits 12% more heat than it gets from the Sun, contradicting Voyager 2 data. The discovery points to lingering formation heat and strengthens calls for a new NASA flagship mission to the ...

The distant planet gets little heat from the Sun but makes its own, excited experts have found amid talk of a mission to see ...

I’m not sure whether it was elementary school science classes or Fred Flintstone’s Brontosaurus burgers that made the giant herbivore one of the most recognizable dinosaurs to me as a kid. But for ...

Scientists find Uranus radiates more heat than once believed, reshaping our understanding of giant planets and guiding NASA’s next mission.

OUR much-loved astrologer Meg sadly died in 2023 but her column will be kept alive by her friend and protégée . Read on to ...

OUR much-loved astrologer Meg sadly died in 2023 but her column will be kept alive by her friend and protégé . Read on to see ...

Mercury retrograde begins July 18, urging a pause on new plans. Use this time to revisit old projects, reconnect with others, ...

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to CuriousKidsUS@theconversation.com. Are planets in the solar system that are closer ...

Uranus radiates more energy than it gets from the sun, two new studies find — just as Jupiter, Saturn and Neptune do.

For sure, it was a far-reaching recommendation: The planet Uranus and its moons should be NASA's highest-priority new flagship mission for startup in the decade 2023-2032. The proposed mission ...

Uranus is weirder than we thought: Scientists report new mysteries of the tilted planet One of Uranus's moons likely has an ocean while the composition of the planet itself is more bizarre than we ...

Astro Bob: Set your sights on Uranus, a planet Shakespeare would love Got binoculars? That's all you'll need to see Uranus at its brightest this month and next.