Automatically selected top science news story of the day ( ? )
Follow us with Twitter - Facebook
Next update in hours

The rings of Uranus are glowing

Cosmos Magazine - Sun 23 Jun 19

Two of the world’s largest telescopes combine to illuminate little known phenomenon.

Astronomers see 'warm' glow of Uranus's rings

Phys.org - Thu 20 Jun 19

The rings of Uranus are invisible to all but the largest telescopes—they weren't even discovered until 1977—but they're surprisingly bright in new heat images of the planet taken by two ...

Astronomers See "Warm" Glow of Uranus's Rings, SpaceDaily - Fri 21 Jun 19
Astronomers see 'warm' glow of Uranus's rings, Eurekalert - Thu 20 Jun 19

Uranus Is a Weirdo — And So Are Its Rings

Livescience - Tue 25 Jun 19

New images of the icy planet's rings reveal some surprises.

Uranus' rings have a 'warm' glow and astronomers aren't sure why

FOXNews - Mon 24 Jun 19

Astronomers have uncovered that Uranus' rings have a "warm" glow to them, a trait that's befuddling them.

Astronomers Observe ‘Warm’ Glow of Uranus’ Weird Rings

Geek.com - Sat 22 Jun 19

Uranus could be hard to spot with the naked eye, however, new heat images captured by two giant telescopes in Chile are enabling astronomers to see the “warm” glow of the planet’s ...

Astronomers measure frigid temperature of Uranus’ rings

ZME Science - Fri 21 Jun 19

Uranus' rings are thin and imperceptible to all but the largest telescopes.

A Mysterious Glow Warms Rings of Uranus

SPACE.com - Fri 21 Jun 19

Some sort of a heat wave has warmed the rings of Uranus, even though the planet orbits far away from the sun.

Behold: Scientists Get Great View of Uranus' Glowing Rings

Gizmodo - Fri 21 Jun 19

Astronomers captured a first look at radiation emitted directly by Uranus’ rings.Read more...

Uranus' elusive rings glow in new telescope heat view - CNET

CNET Cutting Edge - Thu 20 Jun 19

Stand back, Saturn. Uranus has some rings to show off, too.

Planetary Rings of Uranus 'Glow' in Cold Light

Newswise - Thu 20 Jun 19

Summary: Using the both ALMA and the VLT, astronomers have imaged the cold, rock-strewn rings encircling the planet Uranus. Rather than observing the reflected sunlight from these rings, ALMA ...