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Icon for www.msn.comMSN · Oct 11, 2024

Hubble Telescope and New Horizons Pluto probe team up to image Uranus

Two NASA spacecraft have teamed up to capture direct images of Uranus. The Hubble Space Telescope ... spacecraft — launched in 2006 to perform a close flyby of Pluto, which it achieved in ...
Space.com on MSN.com · 10d

Uranus passed between Earth and a distant star this month — and NASA caught the rare event

NASA researchers got a rare chance to study Uranus' atmosphere and rings this month, when the ice giant passed between Earth and a distant star, creating a "stellar occultation."
DNA India · 14d

NASA shares 7 unseen images of Uranus

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 rotation axis.
Icon for www.msn.comMSN · Mar 31, 2025

Hubble's 20-year study of Uranus yields new atmospheric insights

When Voyager 2 flew past Uranus in 1986, it provided a close-up snapshot of the sideways planet ... The team analyzed their results in several ways. The image columns show the change of Uranus ...
Icon for bgr.comBGR · Mar 25, 2025

New Hubble photo shows Uranus looking paler than ever

Now Hubble’s latest images of Uranus have showcased ... The rings were also starting to open up. In the newest photo of Uranus, which Hubble captured in 2022, the blue planet has a large pale ...
Icon for bgr.comBGR · Apr 1, 2021

There are X-rays coming from Uranus

The only probe to ever make a relatively close flyby of the ... they finally began comparing images taken from 2002 to 2017 they found clear indications that Uranus was beaming X-rays into space.
Icon for www.popsci.comPopular Science · Apr 7, 2025

Uranus has a longer day than astronomers thought

“With this new longitude system, we can now compare auroral observations spanning nearly 40 years and even plan for the upcoming Uranus mission.” This visual showcases 3 images from the NASA ...
Icon for phys.orgPhys.org · Apr 7, 2025

Hubble helps determine Uranus' rotation rate with unprecedented precision

Close-up: Uranus aurorae (October 2022) Credit: ESA/Hubble, NASA, L. Lamy, L. Sromovsky This breakthrough was made possible thanks to Hubble's long-term monitoring of Uranus.
Icon for www.space.comSpace.com · Apr 7, 2025

A day on Uranus is actually longer than we thought, Hubble Telescope reveals

Changing seasons on Uranus tracked across 20 years by Hubble Space Telescope — Spiral starburst galaxy glows in gorgeous Hubble Telescope image
Icon for www.livescience.comLive Science · Apr 8, 2025

Scientists finally know how long a day on Uranus is

Nearly 40 years ago, Voyager 2 became the first spacecraft to observe Uranus up-close. Using radio signals from the planet's auroras and magnetic field data collected by the spacecraft ...
Icon for ktla.comKTLA · Apr 7, 2025

A day at Uranus just got 28 seconds longer

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — 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 ...
Icon for theweek.comTHE WEEK · Jan 5, 2024

New images reveal Neptune and Uranus in different colours than originally thought

The perception of Neptune as much darker and bluer than Uranus was "cemented" when pictures were sent back ... delivered directly to your inbox. Sign up Although Voyager 2 was a "monumental ...