Uranus's upper atmosphere has been cooling for decades—and now scientists have shown why. Observations from Earth have shown ...

The movements of the planets in the Solar System are pretty difficult to get your head around, even before we get started on ...

Credits: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI Observations of Uranus in the near-infrared from 1992 to 2018 reveal that the planet’s upper ...

We're showing that, everywhere we look now, there was some sort of magnetic field that was responsible for bringing mass to ...

A 3D map of our cosmic neighborhood has revealed hot and cold regions as well as an "escape tunnel" from our local bubble.

The human family was treated to comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) during October, a visitor from the outer reaches of the ...

NASA’s Voyager 2 flyby of Uranus decades ago shaped scientists’ understanding of the planet but also introduced unexplained oddities. A recent data dive has offered answers. In 1986, Voyager 2's flyby ...

It must have cleared all other celestial bodies, except its own moons, from its orbit.

Researchers simulated the sun’s polar vortices using computer models, which suggest the vortices are likely driven by ...

of the second planet from the Sun. “We’re reaching the crescendo of Parker’s incredible voyage through the inner solar system ...

Scientists have found that a "rare intense wind event" during NASA's Voyager 2 flyby of Uranus in 1986 may have messed with ...

In 1986, NASA’s Voyager 2 flyby of Uranus shaped scientists’ understanding of the planet but also introduced unexplained ...