Uranus, dubbed the "ice giant", may actually be hotter than scientists first thought as new research suggests that the ...

Two teams have separately concluded that Uranus is releasing more internal heat than was indicated in observations by Voyager 2. Instead of just reflecting heat from the Sun, it adds some of its own.

The explanation: the ice giants are layered and unmixed, which prevents large scale convection to ... NASA's Hubble, New Horizons Team Up for a Simultaneous Look at Uranus Oct. 11, 2024 — NASA's ...

Like all planets, Uranus and Neptune formed from a giant disk of gas and dust that shrouded the sun some 4.6 billion years ago. The planets are mostly made of heavier elements, and didn't balloon ...

Uranus has 27 known moons, which are named after characters from the works of William Shakespeare and Alexander Pope. Uranus takes approximately 84 Earth years to complete one orbit around the Sun.

If you buy through a BGR link, we may earn an affiliate commission, helping support our expert product labs. It has been over 30 years since humanity last visited Uranus in any capacity.

Two other planets that will be tricky to spot are Uranus and Neptune, two gas giants at the furthest end of the solar system. StarWalk recommends using binoculars or a telescope to see them.

This particular wavelength was chosen since Uranus itself is dark, since methane gas in its atmosphere absorbs most of the incoming sunlight, so that the relatively faint rings do stand out.