Uranus
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![closeup photo of five distinct rings around the blue planet uranus.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vFL2StpmgYzT9QtZMbbgWS-320-80.jpeg)
The rings of Uranus are being held back by its pesky moons
By Keith Cooper published
Large amounts of dust are being expelled from the Uranus system to settle in the ecliptic plane and contribute to the zodiacal light, a new study suggests.
![photo of the blue planet uranus, with the red-tinged glow of auroras near its poles, against the blackness of space.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vhZdNePEYhrveWFozqgzrF-320-80.jpg)
Infrared aurora on Uranus confirmed for the 1st time
By Keith Cooper published
After nearly 40 years of searching, astronomers have now spotted the infrared northern lights on Uranus.
![Graphic illustration of Uranus with a thin ring structure against a backdrop of stars.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fniNDsYDMWq9dg4EiXM2UQ-320-80.jpg)
Uranus: Everything you need to know about the coldest planet in the solar system
By Charles Q. Choi last updated
Reference Uranus is the seventh planet from the sun and was the first to be discovered with a telescope. We explore this ice giant in more detail here.
![Three images of Uranus that are blue, green and red showing a weird bright spot](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hX7yVY4TxfiRDuBVCrjah6-320-80.jpg)
The north pole of Uranus has a stormy vortex and we've just seen it for the 1st time (photo)
By Keith Cooper published
Once thought to be drab and inert, Uranus' atmosphere is gradually revealing how storm-ridden it really is.
![NASA's James Webb Space Telescope captured this shot of Uranus and six of its 27 known moons.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BMHSZtiAMUx7V7SQZHzriZ-320-80.jpg)
Uranus' 4 biggest moons may have buried oceans of salty water
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
The four biggest moons of Uranus — Titania, Oberon, Ariel and Umbriel — may harbor salty oceans beneath their frozen surfaces, a new study suggests.
![This wider view of the Uranian system with Webb’s NIRCam instrument features the planet Uranus as well as six of its 28 known moons (most of which are too small and faint to be seen in this short exposure). A handful of background objects, including many galaxies, are also seen.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BMHSZtiAMUx7V7SQZHzriZ-320-80.jpg)
Uranus' moons: A guide to the ice giant's strange tilted moons
By Robert Lea last updated
Reference At the outer edge of the solar system is the coldest planet Uranus, but it isn't alone. The ice giant is orbited by at least 28 moons, some as strange and unique as the ice giant itself.
![An illustration of Uranus and its five largest moons, Miranda, Ariel, Umbriel, Titania and Oberon.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KfhkbYkccXnjEPkSCLPQ7J-320-80.jpeg)
Two moons of Uranus may have active subsurface oceans
By Robert Lea published
The Uranus moons Ariel and Miranda may have active oceans blasting plumes of particles into space, a new look at data collected by NASA's Voyager 2 spacecraft suggests.
![An image of Uranus taken by Voyager 2 on Jan. 14, 1986.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VYabicw33wwC2dYEEyPcRE-320-80.jpg)
Uranus up close: What proposed NASA 'ice giant' mission could teach us
By Charles Q. Choi published
A proposed NASA mission to Uranus would shed light on the mysterious ice giant as well as a type of exoplanet that's among the most common in the universe, researchers say.
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