Images of Uranus taken in August by the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) show that a dark spot has formed in the planet’s northern hemisphere.

In a surprise to astronomers, Uranus recently presented onlookers with a new spot on its northern hemisphere. Near-infrared pictures from the 8.1-meter Gemini North Telescope in Hawaii have ...

A dark spot 1700 by 3000 kilometres wide appears in this image of Uranus taken in visible and near-infrared light on 24 August A mysterious dark spot has appeared in the clouds of Uranus ...

“Mars and Uranus will both take stage in a single binocular field of view for the next week or so,” reports EarthSky. “At conjunction, Mars passes 1 3/4 degrees to the north of Uranus on ...

Witness the first confirmed sighting of a dark spot on Uranus. Long hinted at, astronomers have finally observed a giant vortex, roughly 1,100 miles by 1,900 miles in area--two-thirds the size of ...

Its hard-to-spot nature isn’t surprising, especially when you consider that Uranus is something like 1.8 billion miles away from Earth. Even still, it’s big enough — and the Sun’s light is ...

A spot on Uranus. Aug. 31, 2006, 6:25 PM EDT. By Alan Boyle, Science Editor, NBC News. ... Rather, the Hubble Space Telescope has captured a rare view of one of Uranus' satellites, ...

On Tuesday, March 28, 2023, five planets will align in the night sky: Jupiter, Mercury, Venus, Uranus, and Mars. Use these tips to spot each one.

To spot Uranus, you don't have to rush outside because the planet will remain visible all night long, according to EarthSky.org. The planet is just visible near the "head of the whale" in the ...

On October 11, at 11:36 p.m. EDT, Uranus reaches opposition — the point in its orbit when it lies opposite the Sun as seen from Earth. Opposition means the planet rises at sunset, climbs highest ...