A day at Uranus just got a little longer. Scientists reported Monday that observations by the Hubble Space Telescope have confirmed it takes Uranus 17 hours, 14 minutes and 52 seconds to complete a ...

A new way to measure the length of Uranus’s day could also help determine the rotation rates of other celestial objects—including exoplanets ...

In 2022, The Planetary Science Decadal Survey in the United States prioritized the Uranus Orbiter and Probe concept for future exploration. While that mission is not off the ground yet ...

we can now compare auroral observations spanning nearly 40 years and even plan for the upcoming Uranus mission.” The mission he’s referring to is an as-yet-unscheduled probe that was listed as ...

A day on Uranus just got slightly longer, thanks to more accurate measurements of its rotation period that should help scientists plan missions to probe the gas giant. Figuring out the rotation ...

A day on Uranus is about half a minute longer than previously thought, according to new research. Nearly 40 years ago, Voyager 2 became the first spacecraft to observe Uranus up-close. Using radio ...

The Planetary Science Decadal Survey in the U.S. prioritized the Uranus Orbiter and Probe concept for future exploration. These findings set the stage for further studies that will deepen our ...

Astronomers have just revealed that a day on Uranus is longer than was previously ... which was made by NASA's Voyager 2 probe during its flyby of the ice giant planet back in 1986.

In January 1986, Voyager 2 became the first — and so far the only — spacecraft to explore Uranus, and with its data, astronomers pegged the ice giant's rotation period at 17 hours, 14 minutes ...