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A stellar occultation this month gave scientists an opportunity to scrutinize the seventh planet from the Sun.
When a planet's orbit brings it between Earth and a distant star, it's more than just a cosmic game of hide and seek. It's an ...
A day on Uranus is about half a minute longer than previously thought, according to new research. An analysis of 11 years of Hubble Space Telescope observations shows that Uranus' day lasts 17 hours, ...
On April 7, 2025, star HIP 16271 was occulted by Uranus. As a star, it is by no means famous. A yellow-white star in the ...
Uranus eclipsed a star, giving scientists a rare peek into its atmosphere. The event could spark momentum for a future mission to the mysterious ice giant.
Astronomers have just revealed that a day on Uranus is longer than was previously thought, at 17 hours, 14 minutes and 52 ...
Thanks to the Hubble Space Telescope, we now know that a day on Uranus lasts for 28 seconds longer than previously thought – ...
An analysis of two decades of data from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has provided fresh insights into the complex atmospheric changes on Uranus that are largely driven by the effects of the sun's ...
From the Baby Boomers to Gen Z, here's what the astrology from your birth era means for you, according to astrologer Lisa ...
The team used more than a decade’s worth of observations of Uranus’ unique aurorae taken with Hubble and refined the planet’s rotation period. This technique revealed that it completes a rotation 28 ...
This approach can now be used to determine the rotation rate of any celestial object with a magnetic field and auroras — including exoplanets.
A day at Uranus just got a little longer. Scientists reported Monday that observations by the Hubble Space Telescope have confirmed it takes Uranus 17 hours, 14 minutes and 52 seconds to complete a ...