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Move over Mercury – Chiron is in retrograde. What even is Chiron?

You might have seen an interesting phrase popping up in your social media feeds lately: “Chiron is in retrograde.” If you’re anything like me, you’ve never heard of Chiron before – and I’m a professional astronomer.

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The hunt for ‘planet nine’: why there could still be something massive at the edge of the Solar System

Is there a massive undiscovered planet on the outer reaches of the Solar System? The idea has been around since before the discovery of Pluto in the 1930s. Labelled as planet X, prominent astronomers had put it forward as an explanation for Uranus’s orbit, which drifts from the path of…

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Scientists find Uranus is surprisingly warm, heating up the case for a new planetary mission

Scientists have found that Uranus emits its own internal heat, contradicting data from NASA's Voyager 2 probe nearly four decades ago.

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The Vera C. Rubin Observatory will help astronomers investigate dark matter, continuing the legacy of its pioneering namesake

Dark matter makes up 85% of the universe, but researchers, including Vera Rubin herself, historically have had a hard time finding it.

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July is a time for reinvention – here’s what to prioritise, according to an astrologist

THIS MIGHT HELP: July is a time to focus on independent thought, upheaval and emotional liberation says astrologer Priscila Lima de Charbonnières

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Don't miss the Pleiades shine with Venus in the predawn sky on July 5

Uranus will also be on show, if you fancy a more challenging target.

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July Horoscopes 2025: See What Your Star Sign Has In Store This Month

Enter your introspective era, besties, ‘cos Cancer Season is here and according to your July Horoscopes 2025, a heap of intense emotions are about to be felt! From Saturn Retrograde and Mercury Retrograde kicking off to the intensity of the New and Full Moons, it’s all bloody happening in July.…

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The Vera C. Rubin Observatory will help astronomers investigate dark matter, continuing the legacy of its pioneering namesake

Everything in space – from the Earth and Sun to black holes – accounts for just 15% of all matter in the universe. The rest of the cosmos seems to be made of an invisible material astronomers call dark matter.

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Cancer Season May Give You a Mental Whiplash—But These Grounding Fragrance Can Help Balance the Brain

Pretty soon, Mercury will be in retrograde—buckle up.

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Surprised scientists discover the 'dark sides' of Uranus' moons are the wrong way around

Researchers armed with the Hubble Space Telescope have revealed that some of Uranus' largest moons have one side brighter than the other — but not the side they were expecting.

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'Uranus is weird.' Big moons of tilted ice giant hide a magnetic mystery, Hubble telescope reveals

Scientists find surprising evidence that space dust is shaping the surfaces of Uranus' largest moons.

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In what order did the planets in our solar system form?

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to CuriousKidsUS@theconversation.com.

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Which planets have rings?

Does Jupiter have rings? How about Uranus? Here's everything you need to know about which planets have rings.

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Uranus passed between Earth and a distant star this month — and NASA caught the rare event

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."

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How science gets tested on alien worlds: 'We quickly realize how much there is yet to discover'

New insights into the chemistry of exoplanet atmospheres indicates planet-wide rainfall might take place following hydrogen atmosphere and water mixing.

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Scientists finally know how long a day on Uranus is

An 11-year Hubble study has finally revealed how long a day lasts on Uranus.

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A day on Uranus is actually longer than we thought, Hubble Telescope reveals

A fresh analysis of a decade's worth of Hubble Space Telescope observations shows Uranus takes 17 hours, 14 minutes and 52 seconds to complete a full rotation — 28 seconds longer than the estimate provided by NASA's Voyager 2 spacecraft nearly 40 years ago.

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A day on Uranus is actually longer than previously thought

Uranus, the seventh planet from the sun, takes approximately 84 Earth years to orbit the sun

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Changing seasons on Uranus tracked across 20 years by Hubble Space Telescope

An analysis of two decades of data from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has provided fresh insights into the complex atmospheric changes on Uranus, including the effects of the sun's radiation on its seasonal shifts.

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James Webb telescope captures auroras on Neptune for first time ever

The James Webb Space Telescope has successfully detected auroras on Neptune for the first time ever, finishing a job that NASA's Voyager 2 probe began decades ago.

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When's the next 'parade of planets'? The past, present and future of planetary alignments

Just how rare are planetary alignments?

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Auroras on ice giant revealed: Space photo of the day

The James Webb Space Telescope has captured bright aurora activity on Neptune for the first time.

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James Webb Space Telescope captures 1st images of Neptune's elusive auroras

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have captured direct images of Neptune's elusive auroras for the first time.

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Saturn gains 128 new moons, giving it more than the rest of the solar system combined

Faint signatures detected by the Canada France Hawaii Telescope have revealed 128 new moons around Saturn, making it the indisputable frontrunner for having the most moons in our solar system.

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