Astronomy and Space

Exploration of Uranus

The exploration of Uranus has, to date, been through telescopes and a lone probe by NASA's Voyager 2 spacecraft, which made its closest approach to Uranus on January 24, 1986. Voyager 2 discovered 10 moons, studied the planet's cold atmosphere, and examined its ring system, discovering two new rings. It also imaged Uranus's five large moons, revealing that their surfaces are covered with impact craters and canyons. A number of dedicated exploratory missions to Uranus have been proposed, but as of October 2026 none have been approved.

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See also

• ▸Beta Pavonis
• ▸Douglas A-26 Invader
• ▸History of Solar System formation and evolution hypotheses

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