Scientists find surprising evidence that space dust is shaping the surfaces of Uranus' largest moons.

Because Uranus and its magnetic field lines rotate faster than its moons orbit the planet, the magnetic field lines constantly sweep past the moons.

Science News: In April 2025, a rare stellar occultation provided NASA scientists a unique opportunity to study Uranus' atmosphere, offering insights not possible in ...

This image of Uranus’ aurorae was taken by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope on 10 October 2022. These observations were made by the Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph (STIS) and includes both ...

By using a new technique, they found that Uranus completes a full rotation in 17 hours, 14 minutes and 52 seconds. That’s 28 seconds longer than the previous estimate in 1986.

(CNN) – An international team of astronauts has discovered new measurements of how long a day is on Uranus. The team used the Hubble Space Telescope to track the planet’s rotation period. By using a ...