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

Tilted axis We now have a good idea about the makeup of Uranus’ atmosphere 20 years of observations have given us more knowledge about the icy giant.

We have seen magnificent images of Saturn’s rings. But did you know, it is not the only planet with a ring? All four outer planets — Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune — have rings. But the rings of ...

The star disappeared and reappeared five times as it passed behind the rings. At first they believed that Uranus had five rings, but more observations have revealed that it actually has 13 rings.

LOS ANGELES — Astronomers aided by the Hubble Space Telescope have spied two more rings encircling Uranus, the first additions to the planet's ring system in nearly two decades.

Uranus: It has a complex ring system with 13 known rings. These rings are dark and composed of larger particles, including ice and rock. Neptune: It also has a faint ring system, consisting of several ...