Neptune is fondly known for being a rich blue and Uranus green -- but a new study has revealed that the two ice giants are actually far closer in color than typically thought. The correct shades of ...

Neptune, one of our most distant planetary neighbors, may not be the color we've always thought it was. Previous images of far-off planets showed Neptune as being a deep electric blue, while Uranus ...

Nearly 2½ centuries ago, in December 1781, musical composer and amateur astronomer William Herschel was scanning his telescope through the skies over ...

Correction: An earlier version of this story incorrectly labeled Uranus as a gas giant. It is considered an ice giant although, according to NASA, it does not have a true surface and is mostly ...

A pale blue-green enigma, the planet Uranus has long fascinated astronomers precisely because of its extreme distance, some 1.6 billion miles (2.6 billion km) from Earth. While it is comparatively ...

The myth has it that on an equinox, all nature is in harmony and an egg can stand upright. In their upcoming production of Uranus, local theater company Upright Egg is embracing the idea of nature in ...

WASHINGTON, Nov 11 (Reuters) - 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 ...

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The moon makes for a handy guide to locate Uranus in the night sky tonight (Jan. 19). The elusive Uranus, the second-most distant planet in our solar system, will be just a few degrees away from the ...

WASHINGTON, May 25 (Reuters) - It is a world wrapped in mystery - the seventh planet from the sun, Uranus, seen up close just once nearly four decades ago by a passing NASA probe and still warily ...

Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET. When not wallowing in weird gear and iPad apps for cats, she can be found tinkering with her 1956 DeSoto. Whenever ...