At the time of this writing, June 23, Jupiter was about half a degree left of the afternoon Sun and due to pass behind it ...

On March 13, 1781, Uranus was discovered – and with it came a host of cosmic mysteries. In this video, we uncover the strange secrets of the solar system’s third-largest planet, from its ...

Discovered in 1781: William Herschel found Uranus using a telescope, making it the first planet discovered beyond the naked-eye planets. An Ice Giant: Unlike gas giants, ...

Also known ‘Ice Giant’, Uranus is the seventh planet from our Sun and it was discovered in 1781 by William Herschel. The planet has huge amount of water, methane, and ammonia ices ...

In 1781, German-born British astronomer William Herschel made Uranus the first planet discovered with the aid of a telescope. This frigid planet, our solar system's third largest, remains a bit of ...

Uranus has been the butt of a lot of jokes (stop giggling). And it doesn't help that it's huge — roughly four times the size of Earth — or gassy with an atmosphere comprised partly of methane.

Uranus has been the butt of a lot of jokes (stop giggling). And it doesn't help that it's huge — roughly four times the size of Earth — or gassy with an atmosphere comprised partly of methane.

In 1781, William Herschel looked through his telescope and saw Uranus. William Herschel discovered a new planet with a telescope of his own design—and an assist from his sister Caroline.

Uranus was the first of three planets in our solar system discovered thanks to the invention of the telescope. In March 1781 British astronomer Sir William Herschel spotted the glinting object in ...

Uranus is perhaps the most unusual planet in our Solar System — and Miranda may be the Solar System’s strangest moon. ... who also identified the planet Uranus itself in 1781. In 1851, ...