William Saunders, planetary scientist at NASA’s Langley Research Center, revealed that Uranus occulted a star lying about 400 ...

NASA researchers got a rare chance to study Uranus' atmosphere and rings this month, when the ice giant passed between Earth ...

A rare one-hour occultation in April 2025 let NASA and global scientists uncover new secrets about Uranus’ atmosphere, rings, ...

NASA had a rare opportunity to study Uranus’ atmosphere and rings when the ice giant passed between Earth and a distant star, ...

A stellar occultation this month gave scientists an opportunity to scrutinize the seventh planet from the Sun.

The scientists also observed that ice and gas giants like Uranus may be natural laboratories for learning about atmospheres. This absence of solid ground means that cloud formation, storm development, ...

When a planet's orbit brings it between Earth and a distant star, it's more than just a cosmic game of hide and seek. It's an ...

In a rare celestial event, Uranus passed between Earth and a distant star, an occurrence captured by NASA for the first time.

Uranus is an ice giant planet with a thick atmosphere over a hot mantle of water, ammonia, and methane ices. Humanity has ...

NASA's Lucy spacecraft recently got an up-close look at a strange peanut-shaped space rock floating through the cosmos in the ...

NASA is releasing stunning photos taken by the Hubble Space Telescope to celebrate its 35th anniversary. Check them out below ...