A solar wind event squashed the protective bubble around Uranus just before Voyager 2 flew by the planet in 1986, shifting ...

Uranus has 27 known moons, which are named after characters from the works of William Shakespeare and Alexander Pope. Uranus takes approximately 84 Earth years to complete one orbit around the Sun.

Let’s get this out of the way—any scientist studying Uranus will tell you that they’re tired of the planet being the butt of ...

A lone spacecraft's visit to Uranus may have left us with the complete wrong impression of the ice giant for nearly 40 years.

However, unlike Saturn, Uranus and its rings are 'tilted' almost completely sideways, like a spinning top that has fallen over. This means that as the planet orbits the Sun, each of its poles ...

It has a greenish appearance and is often referred to as the ‘sideways Planet’. It is seventh from the sun. Pupils could use this clip to learn about Uranus’ main features. Afterwards ...