Skygazers, mark your calendars because one of the coolest celestial events is coming around again toward the end of February.

Planetary rings explained: composition, formation theories, and a comparison of Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus, and Neptune’s rings.

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(CNN) — Astronomers using the powerful eye of the James Webb Space Telescope have spotted a previously unknown moon whirling around Uranus, according to NASA. The discovery boosts the number of moons ...

The new Uranian moon S/2023 U1 was discovered using the Magellan telescope on November 4, 2023. Image: Scott Sheppard Astronomers found a new moon orbiting Uranus, as well as two around Neptune. The ...

Strange things are happening to the rings of Uranus, that little blue planet way out there in the solar system. It has rings and moons, and once every 42 years, the planet's tilted angle lets ...

The International Astronomical Union has confirmed the existence of three currently unnamed moons — one around Uranus and two orbiting Neptune. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn ...

New images released Wednesday from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope are revealing Neptune, and the planet's hard-to-detect rings, in a fresh light. "It has been three decades since we last saw these ...

TEMPE, Ariz. a Quick: What’s the order of the planets in the solar system? Need a little help? Maybe the following mnemonic rings a bell: “My Very Educated Mother Just Served Up Nine Pizzas.” It’s ...

Nearly forty years ago, Voyager 2 mapped the magnetic and gravitational fields of Uranus and Neptune, giving scientists the first solid footing for interior models. Today, planetary scientists Ravit ...