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![Full Sunlit Hemisphere of Uranus](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/N97mzd6a3znvDaMDDXE6a8-320-80.jpg)
Hunting Uranus, the Solar System's Azure Ice Giant
By Mark Thompson published
Often overlooked, Uranus, one of the solar system's "ice giants," can prove a challenging, but worthwhile target for amateur astronomers this month.
![The planet Uranus will be at opposition on Oct. 11, 2015. This Starry Night Software sky map shows the location of Uranus, as well as Neptune, at midnight on Sunday, Oct. 11, 2015 as seen in the southern sky from mid-northern latitudes.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/yc8e9kxptzi2Dj9fiLdYLJ-320-80.jpg)
For Stargazers' Delight, Uranus and Neptune: The Most Distant Planets
By Joe Rao published
It's officially autumn, and time once again to seek out the two most distant planets of our solar system, Uranus and Neptune.
![Uranus as Seen by the Keck Telescope](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dhWF4PipHgFfRf6SxhbjB5-320-80.jpg)
Uranus Is a Cool Place, But Jokes Make It the 'Saddest Planet' (Video)
By Calla Cofield published
Do jokes about the name 'Uranus" get in the way of people actually learning about the gas giant planet?
![Surface of Uranus' Moon Miranda](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QktgqKdnKyypYSoNz3pXuV-320-80.jpg)
What It Would Be Like to Live on Uranus' Moons Titania and Miranda
By Joseph Castro published
Titania and Miranda offer up great views and places to explore, but both of the moons suffer from extreme cold and very low gravity.
![Facts about Titania, moon of Uranus.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DKyXEKq4gfs4jBqqzatBL9-320-80.jpg)
Living on Titania: Uranus' Moon Explained (Infographic)
By Karl Tate published
Titania, an airless moon of Uranus, is cold and its day is 84 years long. See what it would be like for astronauts on Titania in this Space.com infographic.
![Uranus Sky Map, November 2014](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Wbi33ievvLF8zP8XtvhEtM-320-80.jpg)
Find Uranus, Neptune in the Night Sky Now
By Joe Rao published
Observers with keen eyes will be able to see two little-spotted planets in the night sky this season.
![Infrared Uranus](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XX7FQhRabymoz3gEAoXbtG-320-80.jpg)
Extreme Storms on Uranus Puzzle Astronomers
By Elizabeth Howell published
Uranus is finally having some summer storms, seven years after the planet reached its closest approach to the sun, leaving scientists wondering why the massive storms are so late.
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