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uranus

A still image from The Invisible Man (2020)

JWST takes a closeup look at the invisible rings around Uranus

Beautius maximus!
By Cassidy Ward 1 month ago
Uranus (left) and Neptune (right) seen by Voyager 2 during flybys in 1986 and 1989. Credit: Uranus: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Kevin M. Gill; Neptune: NASA/JPL-Caltech

A lack of wind keeps a dull haze layer around Uranus

Uranus is very similar to Neptune, but looks very different.
By Phil Plait 12 months ago
Space, nebula and planet Uranus.

It’s about time we plan a mission to Uranus — and seek out aliens on Enceladus

Watch out, Mars. Uranus and Enceladus might be coming for your headlines.
By Elizabeth Rayne 1 year ago
Composite image of Uranus and its rings in millimeter wavelengths shows the rings emitting light due to their “warm” 77K temperature. Credit: Edward Molter and Imke de Pater

Uranus got its moons when a big rocky planet whacked it. Maybe.

Planet-on-planet giant impact may explain a lot of weirdness with Uranus.
By Phil Plait 1 year ago
NASA image of Uranus

An alternate (and really alien) version of water could be lurking inside Uranus and Neptune

By Elizabeth Rayne 2 years ago
A crescent Uranus — a view we can’t get from Earth — seen by the Voyager 2 probe as it passed the planet in 1986. Credit: NASA/JPL

Might as well just say it: Uranus is leaking gas into space

By Phil Plait 3 years ago
Some of the dishes comprising ALMA, the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array in the high desert plain of Chile. The Large and Small Magellanic Clouds, companion galaxies to the Milky Way, can be seen above them. Credit: ESO/ C. Malin

Countdown: Top Ten ALMA observations of 2019

By Phil Plait 3 years ago
Composite image of Uranus and its rings in millimeter wavelengths shows the rings emitting light due to their “warm” 77K temperature. Credit: Edward Molter and Imke de Pater

The warm glow of rings around Uranus

By Phil Plait 3 years ago
Uranus (left) and Neptune (right) seen by Hubble in late 2018. Both are monitored every year or so for atmospheric features.

"And what is this newfound love for the ice giants?"

By Phil Plait 4 years ago
A crescent Uranus — a view we can’t get from Earth — seen by the Voyager 2 probe as it passed the planet in 1986. Credit: NASA/JPL

OK fine, let’s do this: Uranus smells like rotten eggs

By Phil Plait 5 years ago

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