Sea ice extent in the Arctic has decreased by about 40 percent since 1979. New technologies are being deployed to regrow it.

One part of this plan would require increasing the planet’s atmospheric pressure, and one scientist suggests that capturing ...

Being the furthest planet from Earth, we don't know much about Neptune, but recent observations have revealed something glowing in its sky.

Uranus just added 28 seconds to its day, rewriting what we thought we knew. Thanks to auroras and Hubble data, science is ...

Uranus seemed like a fairly calm, blue-green planet. But new findings from Hubble paint a different picture of Uranus.

New observations have revealed that we were wrong about the length of a day on Uranus. According to the most precise ...

Have you ever wondered why all the planets in our solar system– whether it’s rocky Earth or massive Jupiter– are round? It’s ...

A powerful new observatory is the best hope yet for finding the elusive Planet 9, a large planet that some scientists say is ...

New insights into the chemistry of exoplanet atmospheres indicates planet-wide rainfall might take place following hydrogen ...

Astronomers have just revealed that a day on Uranus is longer than was previously thought, at 17 hours, 14 minutes and 52 seconds. This is 28 seconds longer than the previous estimate, which was made ...

Neptune's unique blue light. The planet's auroras are captured vividly in great detail by NASA's Webb telescope ...

Curious about what planets look like through a telescope? This guide breaks down what you’ll see based on your telescope’s size, setup, and observing conditions. Plus tips for clearer planetary views.