Two independent research teams utilized the Keck II telescope's adaptive optics and near-infrared camera (NIRC2) to capture unprecedented images of Uranus, revealing significantly more cloud activity ...

The surface of the seventh planet from the sun is normally pretty calm — which is why amateur and professional astronomers alike were thrilled to see storms brewing on Uranus' face earlier this year.

(CNN) — The James Webb Space Telescope has snapped a glowing new portrait of Uranus that showcases the ice giant’s typically hidden rings, moons, weather and atmosphere — features that were nowhere to ...

In 1986, when Voyager swept past Uranus, the probe’s portraits of the planet were “notoriously bland,” disappointing scientists, yielding few new details of the planet and its atmosphere, and giving ...

Astronomers have created the most detailed, high-resolution images of Uranus ever taken, showing off its complex weather patterns and several features that scientists don’t completely understand.

The Hubble Space Telescope keeps an eye on the slowly changing weather of the solar system's giant planets. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how ...

Two of Earth’s neighbors are on track to be in opposition, providing amateur and professional astronomers a clearer, brighter view of them both. Beginning on Thursday until Friday, Nov. 3, Jupiter ...

Well, the weather outside Uranus is frightful. That’s the conclusion reached by scientists parsing data from the Hubble Space Telescope, reported website The Conversation. Despite residing on the ...

Inscrutable ice giants Neptune and Uranus have only a thin rind of windy weather over their fluid contents, a team of planetary scientists say. The research published in the journal Nature relies on ...

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