A lone spacecraft's visit to Uranus may have left us with the complete wrong impression of the ice giant for nearly 40 years. The strange, sideways-rotating planet – the third largest in our solar ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech For sure, it was a far-reaching recommendation: The planet Uranus and ...

Three secret moons have been discovered lurking out of sight in our outer solar system. These moons were found orbiting the furthest planets in our solar system: one around Uranus, and the other two ...

Astronomers with the International Astronomical Union have discovered three previously unknown moons at the farthest planets of our solar system — two circling Neptune and one around Uranus. The moons ...

Our solar system has a few new entries with the recent discovery of three moons of Uranus and Neptune. These ice giant planets are so far away that it is difficult to detect small moons orbiting them, ...

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 ...