Since methane absorbs red light, it causes Uranus as a whole to appear blue to our eyes. For most of human history, that was all we could observe of the seventh planet — a completely blue orb ...

Uranus radiates more energy than it gets from the sun, two new studies find — just as Jupiter, Saturn and Neptune do.

Nov. 25, 2024 — A new computer model can be used to detect and measure interior oceans on the ice covered moons of Uranus. The model works by analyzing orbital wobbles that would be visible from ...

This could be as simple as a sudden aha moment, but you never know with Uranus — the rug could be pulled from beneath your feet Ready or not, here comes change! On Feb. 11, the sun will meet ...

Cold, dark and windswept - despite its calm appearance, the ice giant Uranus is a planet of extremes. Orbiting the Sun at an average distance of 2.9 billion kilometres - more than 19 times further out ...