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10 out-of-this-world solar system discoveries made in 2023

From Mercury to Pluto (and maybe even Planet Nine), here are some of 2023's most intriguing discoveries about the planets, moons and other bodies in our solar system.

LiveScience

New Webb Telescope Image Reveals Uranus In A Whole New Light

A new JWST image of Uranus is shedding light on the ice giant's ring structure and mysterious storms.

Inverse

New image of Uranus from James Webb

The distant ice giant planet, its rings and its moons are depicted in gorgeous detail

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The rings of Uranus look positively festive in epic James Webb Space Telescope holiday photo

The observations are vital for piecing together the science objectives for a future mission to Uranus.

Space

Rare Six-Planet Star System Found With Unchanged Layout For Billions Of Years

Astronomers discover an unusual star system with planets in perfect orbital resonance, providing insights into planetary formation and evolution.

Zenger

Unwrapping Uranus and its icy secrets: What NASA would learn from a mission to a wild world

Uranus, the seventh planet from the Sun, orbits in the outer solar system, about two billion miles (3.2 billion kilometers) from Earth. It is an enormous world – quadruple the diameter of Earth, with 15 times the mass and 63 times the volume.

The Conversation

Wonder what it's like to fall into Uranus? These scientists do, too

Wind tunnels show what a probe descending into the atmosphere of Uranus or Neptune would probably need to contend with. Such a probe is a high-priority mission for both NASA and ESA.

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Uranus to be visible in the night sky TONIGHT - How to see the planet

The planet Uranus is to be visible in the night sky tonight. Find out how you can see it.

The National (Scotland)

Hunt for Uranus tonight in a dark sky, thanks to November's new moon

The New Moon's dark sky coinciding with the ice giant planet reaching opposition fosters the perfect time to try to catch sight of Uranus.

Space

Starwatch: in opposition, Jupiter is brightly unmistakable

Jupiter and Uranus are in opposition this month and the former will be visible even from urban locations

The Guardian - UK

Uranus Will Be Bright in the Sky This Month — Here’s How to See It

Jupiter will be there too, but that ruins the joke.

Inverse

Many of the Universe's Remaining Mysteries Exist In This Icy, Doughnut-Shaped Region

Kuiper Belt objects are some of the last remaining unexplored objects in the universe. Finding them has proved incredibly difficult.

Inverse

Uranus infrared aurora ‘highlights need for space mission’ - Tech & Science Daily podcast

Infrared aurora has been spotted on Uranus.

Evening Standard

Your weekly horoscope is here: August 28 - September 3

Your weekly horoscope is here—and it's the start of yet another retrograde...

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NASA's New Horizons will investigate Uranus from the rear (Neptune, too). Here's how you can help

An observing campaign involving New Horizons, the Hubble Space Telescope and perhaps even you is designed to better understand how heat flows through the atmospheres of two ice giants.

My Imperfect Life

Uranus Retrograde 2023 will ask you to break free of the norm—here's how to embrace it, according to pros

Expect some ups and downs: Uranus Retrograde 2023 will be impactful, but *not* without a few challenges

My Imperfect Life

Your weekly horoscope is here: August 14 - August 20

Your weekly horoscope is here—and it's time to break the rules...

Space

Top 10 best (or worst) terms in astronomy and physics

The modern scientific fields of astronomy and physics stretch back for centuries, and so naturally they've accumulated a lot of interesting names for objects, ideas, and phenomena.

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WEKU

Earth to Voyager: NASA detects signal from spacecraft, 2 weeks after losing contact

The Jet Propulsion Lab lost contact with Voyager 2, which is traveling 12.3 billion miles away from Earth, after engineers mistakenly pointed its antenna 2 degrees away from its home planet.

The Conversation

Voyager 2 has lost track of Earth. Only one antenna in the world can help it 'phone home'

In 1977, five years before ET asked to “phone home”, two robotic spacecraft began their own journey into space.

Space

NASA's interstellar Voyager 2 probe suffers a communication breakdown, leaving it alone in deep space

NASA's Voyager 2 spacecraft is alone drifting through interstellar space after a communications breakdown left it unable to receive commands or transmit data back to Earth.

My Imperfect Life

Your August horoscope is here—brace yourself for a *highly* emotional month

Your August 2023 horoscope is here—and emotions will be running high...

Inverse

Probing Uranus Could Help NASA Indirectly Find Planet Nine

If there's a planet hiding in our outer Solar System, its gravitational pull on spacecraft passing through the outer Solar System could give it away.

Space

See amazing images from James Webb Space Telescope's 1st year gazing deep into the cosmos (photos)

The James Webb Space Telescope, humanity's most powerful eye in the sky, has captured some remarkable images in its first year of gazing deep into the universe.

Inverse

The 11 Best Images From Webb Space Telescope’s First Year

Welcome to a curated look at what the James Webb Space Telescope has seen of the universe so far.

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