Most planets spin like tops around the sun. But one planet in the solar system breaks all the rules. Uranus is the weirdest ...

MIT researchers have outlined how SpaceX’s Starship rocket, refueled in Earth orbit, could cut the travel time for NASA’s planned Uranus mission roughly in half. The baseline design for the Uranus ...

Get ready for a massive shake-up! On July 7, for the first time in 84 years, Uranus — also known as the Great Awakener — is entering the curious and cerebral sign of Gemini, where it will flip the ...

This makes calculating the length of a Uranian day hard enough, but it's further complicated by Uranus being tilted at 98 degrees on its axis, so it's essentially rolling on its side, with the poles ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Uranus in Gemini is here; bold words and world upturned. Read on to see if your sign will be most affected. Buckle up, my babies — ...

If you think auroras on Earth are a strange and mesmerizing sight, that's nothing like what occurs on the perplexing world of ...

Since its categorization as a planet in the 18th century, Uranus has been an astounding target of observation for scientists. Once thought to only be a distant star, the planet has continued to amaze ...

Every decade, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine sit down and identify our next priorities for space exploration. This is important stuff because it helps shape what we’ll ...

Scientists are reconsidering old information about Uranus. NPR's Scott Simon explains the problem with photos taken of the planet 38 years ago. Opinion: Uranus was having a bad hair day. Hey, it was ...