On March 10, 1977, astronomers discovered rings around Uranus! [‘On This Day in Space’ Video Series on Space.com] Astronomers ...

So, it came as a shock to many people when, in 1781, it was announced that a seventh planet, the first to be discovered since ...

On March 13, 1781, Sir William Herschel discovered Uranus, the seventh planet from the sun. [‘On This Day in Space’ Video Series on Space.com] Before Herschel discovered Uranus, other astronomers had ...

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has found a previously unknown moon orbiting Uranus. NASA announced the discovery on ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On January 11, 1787, the English astronomer Sir William Herschel discovered two moons at Uranus! Oberon and Titania were the first ...

Uranus, named after the Greek sky god, was discovered in 1781, becoming the first planet identified with a telescope. Despite ...

Scientists taking another look at data collected from the Voyager 2 space probe from more than 30 years ago have discovered that the gas giant Uranus appears to have a giant magnetic bubble that is ...

San Antonio's Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) is over the moon about its latest discovery. Leading a James Webb Space Telescope Survey, scientists from the foundation have discovered a new ...

Most planets spin like tops around the sun. But one planet in the solar system breaks all the rules. Uranus is the weirdest ...

Researchers used the James Webb Space Telescope to create the most detailed map yet of Uranus's upper atmosphere. The planet's tilted rotation and offset magnetic field cause its auroras to be complex ...