According to In-the-sky.org, an astronomy website, Uranus is set to hit opposition at 7:17 a.m. EST (12:17 GMT) today. This ...

Uranus can be tricky to see, but as the ice giant planet reaches opposition tonight, the absence of the moon in the night sky will offer a great opportunity to do just that. When you purchase through ...

How can something as small as the moon cover Uranus, a planet four times the diameter of Earth? Easy! The moon is 7,280 times closer to us, so its apparent size is almost 500 times bigger. That's how.

The full Hunter's Moon will light the way to Uranus in the early morning sky this week, and with any luck you may see a "shooting star" while looking for the celestial pair. Uranus is not considered ...