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New research suggests that just before Voyager 2 arrived, Uranus was hit by a rare blast of solar wind from the Sun that ...

Newly released images from NASA's Juno spacecraft provide an unprecedented look at Jupiter, revealing stunning details of the ...

When it comes to space exploration, “I would think that this next [Trump] Administration is going to be a continuation of the ...

Juno’s close flyby of Jupiter on October 23 reveals intricate storm patterns and a unique perspective of moon Amalthea.

Voyager 2's visit to Uranus may have left us with the complete wrong impression of the ice giant for nearly 40 years, ...

Much of the knowledge about Uranus was gleaned when NASA's robotic spacecraft Voyager 2 conducted a five-day flyby in 1986 ...

NASA's Juno spacecraft, on its 66th flyby of Jupiter, has captured breathtaking images of the planet's turbulent storms and ...

A solar wind event squashed the protective bubble around Uranus just before Voyager 2 flew by the planet in 1986, shifting ...

Juno also snapped pictures of Jupiter's potato-shaped inner moon, named Amalthea. With a radius of only 52 miles (84 ...

NASA's Voyager 2 helped shape scientists' understanding of Uranus but also introduced unexplained oddities. A recent data ...

In 1781, German-born British astronomer William Herschel made Uranus the first planet discovered with the aid of a telescope.