It turns out, Uranus is practically on its side which makes it distinct from the other planets in the solar system. But it ...

If Voyager 2 had arrived a week earlier, it would have observed a completely different magnetospheric environment".

Much of the knowledge about Uranus was gleaned when NASA's robotic spacecraft Voyager 2 conducted a five-day flyby in 1986 ...

Much of the knowledge about Uranus was gleaned when NASA’s robotic spacecraft Voyager 2 conducted a five-day flyby in 1986.

"Solar system formation models using the new solar composition successfully ... This new knowledge gives us a firmer basis for understanding what element abundances in giant planet atmospheres can ...

When the Voyager 2 spacecraft became the first and only mission to fly by Uranus in 1986, it defined the way astronomers ...

Uranus, blue-green in color due to the methane contained in an atmosphere comprised mostly of hydrogen and helium ...

In 1781, German-born British astronomer William Herschel made Uranus the first planet discovered with the aid of a telescope.

After being in Early Access on Steam for over a year, the game Asterogues will release the full version in just a couple of ...

KU astronomy hosted a a stargazing and planetarium event on Nov. 7 at Slawson Hall for students, staff and faculty to spend a ...

The flyby adjusted Parker’s trajectory into the final orbital configuration of its primary mission, bringing the spacecraft ...

Jaw-dropping new images show Jupiter in eye-popping detail. NASA’s Juno spacecraft captured incredible views of the stormy ...