The Latest Breaking News from Uranus

From nebulas and black holes to baby star nurseries and ancient collisions, the universe has never looked more beautiful thanks to NASA's $10 billion-telescope.

Earth will be directly between the sun and Uranus this week, making our solar system’s seventh planet appear brighter than usual

The probe launched weeks after its sibling craft, Voyager 2. Since its launch, it got a close encounter with an intriguing moon and entered interstellar space.

Neptune will be at its brightest, enabling you to see a rarely glimpsed planet.

There are so many benefits to reducing light pollution that it seems a no-brainer, writes Nigel Henbest

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On August 20 1977, 45 years ago, an extraordinary spacecraft left this planet on a journey like no other. Voyager 2 was going to show us, for the first time, what the outer solar system planets looked like close-up. It was like sending a fly to New York City and…

Seventh planet technically visible as pale blue dot with help of binoculars

Ice giants like Neptune are a potential treasure trove of scientific discoveries. China's space agency plans to launch a mission in 2030 to arrive in 2036.