The moons that orbit Uranus are already known to have unusual characteristics: some are heavily cratered, others have ...

Based on data from NASA's Voyager 2 flyby in 1986 and decades of modeling, scientists expected the trailing hemispheres of ...

This material causes Titania and Oberon to have darker and redder leading hemispheres. These outer moons effectively shield ...

The latest astronomical marvel will take place across our skies over the next few days, with no fewer than six planets set to ...

And when everything happens to fall into a position such that we can see several planets in the sky at once, they all tend to stand in a line precisely because they all follow that flat ecliptic.

Look to the sky Friday night for the rare chance to see seven planets lined up. The big picture: Saturn, Mercury, Neptune, ...

Now, get ready for a planetary parade, a celestial event where the planets line up in the sky. The next one will happen June 3, and if you're in the right part of the world on that night ...

Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Uranus and Mars are all visible right after sunset this week. Have you seen the “planetary parade” after sunset? It’s getting a lot of media attention, partly ...

Stargazers will be treated to a rare alignment of seven planets on 28 February when Mercury joins six other planets that are already visible in the night sky. Here's why it matters to scientists.

Uranus and Mars — will line up near the moon.The best day to catch the whole group is Tuesday. You’ll want to look to the western horizon right after sunset, said NASA astronomer Bill Cooke ...

Mars and Uranus — will be flickering close together in a relatively straight line just after sunset each evening starting Saturday, March 25, and continuing through Thursday, March 30.