For decades, something strange has lurked inside the icy giants of our solar system. Uranus and Neptune, distant blue worlds ...

Let’s get this out of the way—any scientist studying Uranus will tell you that they’re tired of the planet being the butt of ...

Uranus radiates more energy than it gets from the sun, two new studies find — just as Jupiter, Saturn and Neptune do.

Credit: Josh Dury A stunning photo has captured all seven of our neighboring planets in Earth's sky at the same time, ...

They also weigh about the same, with Neptune coming in at 1.024 x 10^26 kg (about 17 times the mass of Earth) and Uranus weighing 8.682 x 10^25 kg (about 14 times the mass of Earth). What's more ...

An alignment of seven planets will be visible in Friday's evening sky. Here's when and where to view the celestial phenomenon ...

Uranus and Neptune were all visible in the night sky. And in February, 2025, Mercury will join the fun, with all seven of our planetary neighbors visible from Earth. So what does such a planetary ...

The seventh planet from the sun was first discovered on 13 March 1781 by William Herschel, a German-British astronomer.

Seven planets will align in a rare "parade" on Friday, Feb. 28, 2025. Here's tips to get the best viewing possible.

2024 — When Voyager 2 flew by Uranus and Neptune 40 years ago, astronomers were surprised that it detected no global dipole magnetic fields, like Earth's. The explanation: the ice giants are ...

Seven planets are on display in the night sky at the end of February, but some will be harder to spot than others. Here’s what you need to know to catch a glimpse.

But Uranus and Neptune may require a telescope to see. Mars SKY AT Viewed from above the solar system, the seven planets will fall within Earth’s line of sight at sunset, and will not be ...