NASA researchers got a rare chance to study Uranus' atmosphere and rings this month, when the ice giant passed between Earth and a distant star, creating a "stellar occultation." ...

A rare celestial alignment in April 2025 gave NASA scientists the chance to study Uranus in exceptional detail as it passed ...

NASA chiefs took advantage of an unusual cosmic event to get their first detailed glimpse inside the mysterious planet this ...

The US space agency took advantage of a rare cosmic event to get a glimpse inside the distant ice giant and you will not ...

A rare alignment with a distant star gave NASA an unprecedented view of Uranus’s atmosphere, rings and mysterious heat.

In April 2025, a rare stellar occultation provided NASA scientists a unique opportunity to study Uranus' atmosphere, offering ...

During the hour-long event, called a stellar occultation, Uranus’ atmosphere refracted the star’s light, dimming it before blocking it out completely. Though it’s counterintuitive ...

"Rings are mostly made of ice and small rocks," said William Saunders, a planetary scientist at NASA's Langley Research ...

Or, in this case, as it passes through a planet's atmosphere. The intention with the Uranus probe isn't to stop in the planet's atmosphere but to travel through it, using its slowing effect on the ...

NASA used a rare alignment to study Uranus' atmosphere like never before. A major mission with orbiter and probe is now set ...

It's an opportunity for NASA to improve its understanding of that planet's atmosphere and rings. Planetary scientists call it a stellar occultation and that's exactly what happened with Uranus on ...

Credit: NASA/Advanced Concepts Laboratory NASA researchers got a rare chance to study Uranus' atmosphere and rings this month, when the ice giant passed between Earth and a distant star ...