"This is a crucial step towards characterizing giant planets beyond our solar system." ...

The telescope observed the ice giant for a full rotation, revealing how temperature and charged particles vary with altitude.

Now, thanks to the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), researchers have mapped the planet’s auroras in 3D for the first time.

An international team of astronomers has discovered a distant planetary system that challenges long-standing theories of how ...

A research team has successfully created the first-ever three-dimensional map of Uranus’s upper atmosphere.

Just above Mercury and Venus – the two closest planets to the sun – will be Saturn and Neptune. To the left and a bit higher ...

A recent study points to an exciting possibility: that Uranus's moon Miranda, located in the far reaches of our solar system, may harbor a hidden ocean and life.

Planetary systems in the Milky Way galaxy tend to follow a particular pattern: rocky planets toward the center, closest to ...

Six planets will be parading through the sky at the end of the month, and you won’t have to stay up late into the night to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Digital art of distant planet - Dottedhippo/Getty Images On August 24, 2006, our solar system lost a planet. It wasn't by ...

6 planets will align in a 'planet parade' Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026, shortly after sunset. Here's which planets you might see and how to best view them.