"The Uranus Orbiter and Probe mission concept involves a spacecraft orbiting Uranus with multiple targeted flybys of its major moons—analogous to how Cassini orbited Saturn while conducting repeated ...

This animated GIF illustrates Uranus' magnetic field, with the yellow arrow pointing toward the Sun, the light blue arrow indicating the planet’s magnetic axis, and the dark blue arrow showing its ...

Miranda, the deformed and most undersized of Uranus' large moons, features a patchwork of ridges, valleys, and great cliffs. Scientists consider its mixed-up surface to be the product of intense ...

allowed the authors to apply those more recent discoveries to the Uranus data, Jasinski added. The study also offers hope for ...

The planet Uranus, photographed by NASA’s Voyager 2 spacecraft in 1986. The planet and its moons are expected to be the target of NASA’s next major mission to the outer solar system.

Unlike the collision that helped form the Earth and Moon, the impact between Uranus and this unknown icy object would have generated a wealth of gas and smaller debris. The planet tipped over onto ...

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Astronomers spot new tiny moons around Neptune and Uranus Scientists say reining in the exact timing of Uranus’ full rotation took an “innovative method” and used more than a decade of ...

Nov. 25, 2024 — A new computer model can be used to detect and measure interior oceans on the ice covered moons of Uranus. The model works by analyzing orbital wobbles that would be visible from ...

The International Astronomical Union’s Minor Planet Center has announced the discovery of three previously unknown moons of Uranus and Neptune. The latest addition brings Uranus's total moon ...

Dr. Steinbrügge says, "The Uranus Orbiter and Probe mission concept involves a spacecraft orbiting Uranus with multiple targeted flybys of its major moons—analogous to how Cassini orbited ...