Uranus' accidental discovery 240 years ago greatly enhanced our understanding of the solar system, doubling the size of the ...

The seventh planet from the sun was first discovered on 13 March 1781 by William Herschel, a German-British astronomer.

When Voyager 2 sped past Uranus on January 24, 1986, the spacecraft detected no significant excess heat from the planet, making it seemingly unique among the sun’s giant worlds. However ...

In Greek mythology, the corresponding god is Hades. The planet's existence had first been ... Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto. Pluto was last and least of them. An icy dwarf only half ...