Uranus is an ice giant located about 2 billion miles away from Earth. It is made up of hydrogen and helium atmospheres that are rich in water, ammonia, and methane.

Using transparent silica gel particles in place of coffee grounds, ... In other space news, it turns out that a day on Uranus lasts slightly longer than we thought.

Uranus radiates more energy than it gets from the sun, two new studies find — just as Jupiter, Saturn and Neptune do. Skip to content. Subscribe or renew today ...

Uranus and Neptune, distant blue worlds 1.7 billion miles from Earth, harbor magnetic fields that behave nothing like those of their planetary siblings. ... StudyFinds publishes digestible, ...

Astrologer Kyle Thomas tells PEOPLE that Uranus initially entered Taurus on May 15, 2018, and will be direct in the sign until July 7, 2025, when it enters Gemini.

The proposed mission, known as Uranus Orbiter and Probe (UOP), would conduct a multiyear orbital tour to yield knowledge of ice giants in general and the Uranus system in particular, doing so ...

A pale blue-green enigma, the planet Uranus has long fascinated astronomers precisely because of its extreme distance, some 1.6 billion miles (2.6 billion km) from Earth. While it is comparatively ...

When Voyager 2 performed the first and only close flyby of Uranus in 1986, scientists were left scratching their heads. Now, they're figuring out what they saw. Skip to content. Science; Wellness; ...

A solar wind event squashed the protective bubble around Uranus just before Voyager 2 flew by the planet in 1986, shifting how astronomers understood the mysterious world.

Voyager 2's visit to Uranus may have left us with the complete wrong impression of the ice giant for nearly 40 years, according to a new study.

Uranus moves through each zodiac sign every seven years, making it a generational planet, according to astrologer Lisa Stardust. Here's what your Uranus side says about your rebellious side and ...