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NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has spotted a tiny moon orbiting Uranus, expanding the number of the planet's known satellites to 29.

James Webb Space Telescope

James Webb Spots Mysterious Object Orbiting Uranus

By Victor Tangermann

When checking out Uranus, scientists discovered something exciting: that the planet appears to have a long-term partner.

Scientists Say That Uranus Appears to Have a Girlfriend

By Noor Al-Sibai

Scientists found that a "rare intense wind event" during NASA's Voyager 2 flyby of Uranus messed with our understanding of the planet.

Wind Blowing Out of Uranus Makes It Hard to Probe, NASA Complains

By Victor Tangermann

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has gotten an unprecedented, close-up look at the many rings of Uranus and its moons.

James Webb Space Telescope

The Mighty James Webb Peers Directly Into Uranus

By Victor Tangermann

Researchers recently simulated an atmospheric probe mission through Uranus and Neptune's atmospheres inside a plasma tunnel.

Scientists Simulate What It’s Like to Dive Into Uranus

By Victor Tangermann

The moons of Uranus could harbor oceans that are ungratefully spewing magnetized plasma particles onto their host planet's surface.

Scientists May Have Just Discovered New Oceans in Two of Uranus’ Moons

By Frank Landymore

The proposed NASA probe would "explore how Uranus formed; how much it migrated after formation; the planet's interior structure," and much more.

NASA Scientist Calls for Exploration of Uranus

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

An unofficial space exploration account on Twitter asked the internet to name an upcoming mission to the planet Uranus. Mayhem ensued.

Asking the Public to Name Probe to Uranus May Have Been a Mistake

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists still don't know that much about Uranus — and those who study it for a living are tired of your childish jokes.

NASA Scientist: Uranus’ Name “Is Definitely a Distraction”

By Noor Al-Sibai

The world's top scientists have spoken — and they want to see Uranus.

Top Scientists Call on NASA to Probe Uranus

By Noor Al-Sibai

Uranus has a name that lends itself to butt jokes. But it's also immensely important to scientists, who have mixed feelings on the juvenile humor.

Science & Energy

Here’s What Uranus Scientists Think About Your Disgusting Jokes

By Dan Robitzski

Scientists have discovered that "mushballs," large slushy hailstones made of ammonia and water, might be causing an odd atmospheric phenomenon on Uranus.

Scientists Intrigued by Strange Blobs on Uranus

By Tony Ho Tran

Uranus is giving off X-rays, according to a new study. Now scientists need to take a closer look and figure out what's actually causing them.

Science & Energy

Scientists Discover X-Rays Blasting Out of Uranus

By Dan Robitzski

According to scientists, an additional planet located between Saturn and Uranus was yeeted out of the solar system when it was much younger.

New Evidence: There Was Another Planet in the Solar System That Escaped

By Victor Tangermann

By modeling the interior using simulations, an international team of scientists are having a closer look at the unusual watery cores of Uranus and Neptune.

Science & Energy

Scientists: Probe Center of Uranus, You’ll Hit Some Weird Water

By Victor Tangermann

Astronomers at UC Berkeley just took the temperature of the mysterious rings surrounding Uranus for the first time. They're cold: 77 degrees Kelvin.

Science & Energy

Astronomers Use New Instruments to Probe Rings Around Uranus

By Victor Tangermann