The cold and remote planets originally earned their label of "ice giants" to contrast their interiors from those of Jupiter ...

A new study suggests that Uranus and Neptune may not be ice-rich planets after all. Researchers from the University of Zurich propose that these distant worlds could be dominated by rock, challenging ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has captured amazing new imagery of Uranus along with its rings and moons. The footage shows ...

Even the best telescopes can’t see exoplanets. It’s all about watching for jiggly stars, blue shifts, and transits.

A NASA spacecraft is making a close approach to the sun, repeating its record-breaking distance of 3.8 million miles from the ...

While Mars gets all the attention, the real scientific treasure may be orbiting far beyond it. Uranus and Neptune have ...

In 2025, NASA faced unprecedented uncertainty as it grappled with sweeping layoffs, looming budget cuts, and leadership ...

Its three units, which are designed for students in 3rd through 8th grade, are available for free at planets-stem.org.

A mysterious interstellar comet known as 3I/ATLAS is about to make its closest approach to Earth in December 2025. Here's ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – NASA has lost contact with a spacecraft that has orbited Mars for more than a decade. Maven abruptly ...

New study of Voyager 2 data shows Uranus experienced a solar wind event during the 1986 flyby, helping explain unusual magnetosphere readings ...

Forty years ago, Voyager imaged Uranus and presented the world with a new mystery. Upon further inspection, it may have just ...