Does it rain diamonds on Neptune and Uranus? Scientists uncover how extreme pressure and temperature deep inside these ice giants create a continuous diamond rain.

Saturn’s iconic rings are dissolving due to “ring rain,” as icy particles spiral into the planet. Astronomers predict they ...

This scenario occurs every 13 to 15 years. Saturn's rings aligning in a perfect manner with our line of sights. This ...

This wider view of the Uranian system with Webb’s NIRCam instrument features the planet Uranus as well as six of its 27 known moons (most of which are too small and faint to be seen in this short ...

BENGALURU: Saturn, known for its iconic rings, will appear “ringless” in the upcoming days - around March 23 - due to a rare ...

For centuries, Jupiter reigned as king of the moons. Initially, the Big Four, discovered by Galileo, and then as optics and astronomy advanced, more and more, smaller and smaller bodies, until Big J ...

On March 10, 1977, astronomers discovered rings around Uranus! Astronomers had long suspected that Uranus has rings, but the actual discovery happened by accident. A team of three astronomers was ...

On March 10, 1977, astronomers James Elliot, Edward Dunham, and Jessica Mink accidentally discovered Uranus’ rings using the Kuiper Airborne Observatory. NASA’s Voyager 2 later confirmed more rings.

Out of all the planets in our solar system beyond Earth, most consider Saturn’s beauty to be the most spectacular, with a set of rings that have inspired curiosity for hundreds of years. In the 17th ...