Scientists have discovered two new rings around Uranus, including one composed of water ice, adding to our understanding of ...

Scientists have finally figured out how two faint outer rings around Uranus formed, solving a mystery nearly 2 billion miles away that had puzzled astronomers for years. A new study examined the ...

The newly discovered outer ring of Uranus is bright blue, for the same reason the Earth's sky is blue, astronomers say. It's made up of tiny particles. The ring is "strikingly similar" to Saturn's ...

New observations of Uranus's enigmatic outer rings have shown them to be even more mysterious than astronomers had thought, and their unusual properties hint at some puzzling things going on with the ...

MOSCOW, Idaho — Scientists have confirmed that one of Uranus's faint outer rings is made up primarily of water ice. Professor of Physics at the University of Idaho (U of I), Matthew Hedman, ...

For researchers at the University of Idaho, spotting a moon 6 miles wide orbiting Uranus, a staggering 1.8 billion miles from Earth, may actually be easier than finding a white cat in a snowstorm. A ...

(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 ...

Roll out the cosmic welcome mat for our solar system’s newest resident: a never-before-seen moon orbiting Uranus. The Webb telescope’s observations of Uranus are giving scientists better insight into ...

A NASA research team including the University of Idaho Physics Professor, Dr. Matthew Hedman, discovered a new moon orbiting Uranus. The team used imagery captured from NASA's James Webb Space ...