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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 ...
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Watch: Uranus passed between Earth and a distant star
In a rare celestial event, Uranus passed between Earth and a distant star, an occurrence captured by NASA for the first time.
NASA Takes Advantage of Planetary Alignment to Take a Peek at Uranus
A stellar occultation this month gave scientists an opportunity to scrutinize the seventh planet from the Sun.
Planetary alignment provides NASA rare opportunity to study Uranus
When a planet's orbit brings it between Earth and a distant star, it's more than just a cosmic game of hide and seek. It's an ...
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NASA Studies Uranus’ Atmosphere in Rare Occultation
NASA scientists seized a rare opportunity to study Uranus’ atmosphere during a stellar occultation, when the planet passed ...
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Rare Alignment Gives NASA A Chance To Peer Into Uranus
Uranus is an ice giant planet with a thick atmosphere over a hot mantle of water, ammonia, and methane ices. Humanity has ...
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Planetary Alignment Gives NASA a Rare Chance to Uncover Uranus’s Atmospheric Secrets
A rare astronomical alignment on April 7, 2025, presented NASA with a unique chance to study the atmosphere and rings of ...