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Uranus, the third-largest planet in our solar system, is sometimes visible with the unaided eye. Credit: Creators.com illustration How many planets are there in our solar system? Nine? Eight? Twelve?

Nearly 2½ centuries ago, in December 1781, musical composer and amateur astronomer William Herschel was scanning his telescope through the skies over ...

Uranus, often referred to as the planet of cosmic rebellion, challenges traditional norms to forge new pathways. As a generational planet, it moves more slowly than the personal planets, taking ...

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope recently trained its sights on unusual and enigmatic Uranus, an ice giant that spins on its side. Webb captured this dynamic world with rings, moons, storms, and ...

This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. Brad Gibson, Director of the E.A. Milne Centre for ...

Uranus, the seventh planet from the Sun – The Sideways Planet, known for its chuckling name, this gas giant hanging out in the depths of the solar system has garnered intrigue from skywatchers and ...

The planet Uranus is known for being one of two ice giants in the outer solar system and sits in a remote part of the Milky Way. Only one Nasa spacecraft, Voyager 2, has ever travelled close to it and ...

On November 5, 2025, NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft captured a remarkable image of the planet Uranus, marking an important ...

NASA's Europa Clipper captured this image of a starfield—and the planet Uranus—on Nov. 5, 2025, while experimenting with one ...