NASA had a rare opportunity to study Uranus’ atmosphere and rings when the ice giant passed between Earth and a distant star, ...

NASA researchers got a rare chance to study Uranus' atmosphere and rings this month, when the ice giant passed between Earth ...

A rare one-hour occultation in April 2025 let NASA and global scientists uncover new secrets about Uranus’ atmosphere, rings, ...

A new way to measure the length of Uranus’s day could also help determine the rotation rates of other celestial objects—including exoplanets ...

William Saunders, planetary scientist at NASA’s Langley Research Center, revealed that Uranus occulted a star lying about 400 ...

you can still use radar to track the surface as it turns. Even with Jupiter, which is engulfed in a vast atmosphere, there are giant storms that can act as markers. Uranus is another matter entirely.

When a planet's orbit brings it between Earth and a distant star, it's more than just a cosmic game of hide and seek. It's an ...

A stellar occultation this month gave scientists an opportunity to scrutinize the seventh planet from the Sun.

In a rare celestial event, Uranus passed between Earth and a distant star, an occurrence captured by NASA for the first time.

Uranus, which is currently about 2 billion miles (3.2 billion kilometers) from Earth, does not have a solid surface. Instead, the planet has a soft surface that's a mixture of water, ammonia and ...

Uranus just got a little more time on its hands ... for calculating coordinates on the enigmatic world and mapping its surface. Scientists may need to rethink some of those maps, a new study ...