Scientists using observations from NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory have discovered, for the first time, the signal from ...
NASA's Voyager 2 helped shape scientists' understanding of Uranus but also introduced unexplained oddities. A recent data ...
In 1781, German-born British astronomer William Herschel made Uranus the first planet discovered with the aid of a telescope.
Why does Jupiter look like it has a surface – even though it doesn’t have one? – Sejal, age 7, Bangalore, India ...
If you didn't know, Jupiter has no solid ground – no surface, like the grass or dirt you tread here on Earth. Let's explain ...
New Hubble Space Telescope imagery of the Saturn show it's 'ring spokes' in orbit around the gas giant planet. Credit: ...
Vega provided the first telescopic evidence of a disk of planet-forming material, but there are no planets to be found around ...
Scientists believe Saturn's largest moon, Titan, could be one of humanity's best bets to find some form of extraterrestrial ...
A new study suggests that the planet’s icy interior and liquid ocean could be insulated with a three-to-six-mile-thick layer ...
A six-mile-thick crust of methane trapped in water ice could explain many of the saturnian moon's weird properties ...
Despite the lack of a dedicated mission to the planet, scientists have learned plenty through ground observations and space ...
New research suggests Saturn’s moon Titan may possess a crust of methane ice that warms its interior, promoting the ...