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Raging 'polar vortex' discovered over Uranus' north pole for 1st time
By Keith Cooper published
A polar cyclone is swirling on Uranus, further showing that the planet's atmosphere is a hive of hidden activity.

4 of Uranus' biggest moons have secret, underground oceans, new study suggests
By Stephanie Pappas published
A reanalysis of Voyager data suggests that four of Uranus moons may have oceans tucked between their cores and icy crusts.

Uranus will vanish during 'lunar occultation' Wednesday night
By Brandon Specktor published
Viewers in some parts of the world may see Uranus disappear behind the moon for several hours on Wednesday, Sept. 14 in a 'lunar occultation' event.

Mars and Uranus will line up in a rare 'planetary conjunction' this weekend. Here's how to watch.
By Jamie Carter published
It's a rare opportunity to see the Red Planet and the green planet in the same binocular field of view.

Uranus: Facts about the sideways ice giant
By Adam Mann published
Reference Uranus is a strange world in the solar system that spins on its side. A new probe that will visit Uranus in the coming decades could unlock even more secrets about this peculiar planet.

Scientists create most detailed map of Uranus' mysterious auroras
By Tereza Pultarova published

Stinky 'mushball' hailstones on Uranus may explain an atmospheric anomaly there
By Tereza Pultarova published
A recent discovery of giant ammonia-rich hailstones, dubbed mushballs, on Jupiter might explain why Uranus and Neptune seem to have no ammonia in their atmospheres.

Mysterious X-rays are flaring out of Uranus
By Brandon Specktor published
Astronomers detected X-rays flaring out of Uranus for the first time. It could be a case of solar scattering, or some as-yet unknown process.
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