Astronomy
How Many Moons Does Jupiter Have?
When it comes to the mighty Jupiter - and seeing Jupiter's moons through a small telescope or binoculars - timing…
Water on Uranus
[/caption] Everything we know about Uranus comes from looking through a telescope. Only one spacecraft, Voyager 2, has ever made…
Seasons on Uranus
[/caption] Uranus is one of the strangest planets in the Solar System. Something huge smashed into the planet billions of…
Of Overhead Projectors and Planetarium Foolishness
[/caption] We don't normally publish political articles here on Universe Today, but I'm going to make an exception here after…
Uranus Rings
We're all familiar with the beautiful rings around Saturn. In fact, you can see them with any backyard telescope. But…
Could There Be Life on Uranus?
[/caption] The more we learn about life on Earth, the more we realize that it can live in some of…
Temperature of Uranus
How's the temperature on Uranus? Cold. In fact, the temperature of Uranus makes it the coldest planet in the Solar…
Ten Interesting Facts About Uranus
The gas (and ice) giant known as Uranus is a fascinating place. The seventh planet from out Sun, Uranus is…
Dense Exoplanet Creates Classification Calamity
[/caption] Given all the fervor over the definition of Pluto (planet? dwarf planet? snowball?), let's hope the debate over the…
Core of Uranus
[/caption] Uranus has a mass of roughly 14.5 times that of Earth, which makes it the least massive of the…