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Uranus will vanish during 'lunar occultation' Wednesday nightViewers 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.
By Brandon Specktor Published
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Mars and Uranus will line up in a rare 'planetary conjunction' this weekend. Here's how to watch.It's a rare opportunity to see the Red Planet and the green planet in the same binocular field of view.
By Jamie Carter Published
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Uranus: Facts about the sideways ice giantReference 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.
By Adam Mann Published
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Scientists create most detailed map of Uranus' mysterious aurorasBy Tereza Pultarova Published
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Stinky 'mushball' hailstones on Uranus may explain an atmospheric anomaly thereA 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.
By Tereza Pultarova Published
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Mysterious X-rays are flaring out of UranusAstronomers 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.
By Brandon Specktor Published
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What smacked Uranus on its side? Something icy and as massive as Earth, scientists say.Astronomers have worked out details of the giant impact that knocked Uranus so famously askew.
By Mike Wall Published
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Old gas blob from Uranus found in vintage Voyager 2 dataBuried inside data Voyager 2 gathered at Uranus more than 30 years ago is the signature of a massive bubble that may have stolen a blob of the planet's gassy atmosphere.
By Meghan Bartels Published
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Uranus Is a Weirdo — And So Are Its RingsNew images of the icy planet's rings reveal some surprises.
By Jeanna Bryner Published
