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A day on Uranus is actually longer than we thought, Hubble Telescope reveals

By Sharmila Kuthunur Published

This approach can now be used to determine the rotation rate of any celestial object with a magnetic field and auroras — including exoplanets.

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Uranus as seen by the James Webb Space Telescope
Are there hidden oceans inside the moons of Uranus? Their wobbles could tell us

By Julian Dossett Published

Studying how much the Uranian moons sway in orbit may reveal whether or not they have oceans inside of them. NASA is in the early stages of planning a mission to do just that.

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Uranus as seen by the James Webb Space Telescope
Long ago, Voyager 2 might have caught Uranus at a bad time

By Julian Dossett Published

A new analysis of Voyager 2 data reveals a fresh theory about Uranus's unique magnetosphere.

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Icy moon of Uranus may have once hid watery secret, Voyager 2 archives reveal

By Conor Feehly Published

Surface features of Uranus' icy moon Miranda point to the existence of a once deep ocean, one that still may exist today.

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NASA images Uranus with epic team up of Hubble Telescope and New Horizons Pluto probe

By Robert Lea Published

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope and New Horizons Pluto probe have teamed up to image the ice giant Uranus, which will help inform future direct imaging of exoplanets.

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'Traffic jams' around Uranus could solve the mystery of its weak radiation belts

By Robert Lea Published

In 1986, the Voyager 2 spacecraft discovered Uranus has a strangely weak radiation belt. Now, researchers think this could be linked to "traffic jams" caused by the world's warped magnetic field.

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3 tiny new moons found around Uranus and Neptune — and one is exceptionally tiny

By Sharmila Kuthunur Published

Two will be named after sea gods and nymphs and the other will be named for a Shakespearean character.

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This image of Uranus from NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera) on the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope shows the planet and its rings in new clarity. The Webb image exquisitely captures Uranus’s seasonal north polar cap, including the bright, white, inner cap and the dark lane in the bottom of the polar cap. Uranus’ dim inner and outer rings are also visible in this image, including the elusive Zeta ring—the extremely faint and diffuse ring closest to the planet.
The rings of Uranus look positively festive in epic James Webb Space Telescope holiday photo

By Keith Cooper Published

The observations are vital for piecing together the science objectives for a future mission to Uranus.

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Uranus is a strange ringed-planet that sits on its side.
Unwrapping Uranus and its icy secrets: What NASA would learn from a mission to a wild world

By Mike Sori Published

Unvisited by spacecraft for more than 35 years, Uranus inhabits one of the least explored regions of our solar system.

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An image of Uranus taken by Voyager 2 on Jan. 14, 1986.
Wonder what it's like to fall into Uranus? These scientists do, too

By Elizabeth Fernandez Published

Wind tunnels show what a probe descending into the atmosphere of Uranus or Neptune would probably need to contend with. Such a probe is a high-priority mission for both NASA and ESA.

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