Apr 22, 2025 · March 13, 1781: British astronomer William Herschel discovers Uranus – the first new planet discovered since ancient times – while searching for faint stars.

Apr 21, 2025 · Uranus was the first planet found with the aid of a telescope. It was discovered in 1781 by astronomer William Herschel, although he originally thought it was either a comet or a star.

Mar 15, 2021 · Using NASA’s Kuiper Airborne Observatory, they made the discovery as Uranus passed in front of a distant star, and the rings dimmed the star’s light as it passed behind them.

Apr 29, 2025 · This image of Uranus from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope shows the planet and distant background galaxies. This image also includes 14 of the planet’s 27 moons.

May 28, 2025 · Our solar system has eight planets: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. There are five officially recognized dwarf planets in our solar system: Ceres, …

Aug 19, 2025 · Astronomers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope discovered a new moon orbiting Uranus in images taken by Webb’s NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera). This image shows the …

Apr 9, 2025 · By analyzing more than a decade of Hubble observations of Uranus' aurorae, researchers have refined the planet’s rotation period and established a crucial new reference point for future …

Mar 31, 2025 · The ice-giant planet Uranus, which travels around the Sun tipped on its side, is a weird and mysterious world. Now, in an unprecedented study spanning two decades, researchers using …

Nov 2, 1994 · This NASA Hubble Space Telescope image of the planet Uranus reveals the planet's rings, at least five of the inner moons, and bright clouds in the planet's southern hemisphere.

Nov 3, 2024 · Umbriel is the darkest of Uranus' largest moons. It reflects only 16 percent of the light that strikes its surface, a feature similar to the highland areas of Earth's Moon.