Uranus and Neptune are the outermost planets of the solar system and are known as ice giants because they are rich in water.

The European Space Agency's (ESA) Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE ... As the spacecraft looked back at the Earth and moon, it also captured the planet Uranus in the distance. "One oversaturated ...

Because they're surrounded by foul-smelling gases that are incompatible with the human sense of smell, living on the surface ...

On Sept. 17, 1789, the British astronomer William Herschel discovered Saturn's "Death Star" moon, Mimas. Of course, "Star ...

“Over millions of years, material from this ring gradually fell to Earth, creating the spike in meteorite impacts observed in ...

This year's Uranus retrograde occurs under the sign of Taurus. “Taurus, being an earth sign, is all about stability, values, ...

Voyager 1 was responsible for one of the most iconic space photos in the history of the space program. In 1990, while still ...

“Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Saturn will be spread across the sky from east to west about 30 minutes before ...

Astronomers stumbled upon Neptune only after the planet Uranus — which William Herschel had found 65 years earlier — was ...

This video explores the key characteristics of each planet within our solar system. Suitable for teaching science at KS1 and ...

Earth may have sported a Saturn-like ring system 466 million years ago, after it captured and wrecked a passing asteroid, a new study suggests. The debris ring, which likely lasted tens of millions of ...

The new study asserts that Earth's ring formed around 466 million years ago, and stuck around for around 40 million years ...