Uranus and Neptune have long been a source of fascination and mystery for scientists, especially when it comes to their magnetic fields. While Earth and Jupiter boast well-defined magnetic dipoles ...

Let’s get this out of the way—any scientist studying Uranus will tell you that they’re tired of the planet being the butt of ...

The probe tried to see which chemicals were in Uranus' clouds during its 1986 flyby, but it couldn't tell scientists for certain. Now, however, astronomers have used an instrument at the Gemini ...

It Will Be Much, Much Slower Hydrogen sulfide clouds only account for a small portion of the Uranian atmosphere. The primary elements of Uranus are hydrogen and helium. These elements dominate the ...

In a new photo snapped by the Hubble Space Telescope, Uranus looks even more peculiar ... hood,” which we see as a mass of frosty white clouds. NASA also points out the smaller white blob ...

An enhanced image from the high-powered telescope orbiting in space shows the planet Uranus in stunning new detail. The photo captures the icy blue planet's elusive rings, atmospheric storms ...

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Uranus’ clouds are made up of hydrogen sulphide, meaning they have a very similar smell to rotten eggs. Gross. If we ever manage to travel to the gas planets, you might be in for a bit of a ...

Next, is Uranus. It floats in the sky just below the ... creating a pleasing triangle in the sky. The usual clouds of the Pacific Northwest will be pulled back this week to reveal the celestial ...

Its atmosphere is the coldest of any planet in our solar system, and contains clouds of methane, hydrogen sulphide and ammonia. It is this methane that gives the planet its distinctive aquamarine ...