Uranus - Wikipedia
WEBUranus is the seventh planet from the Sun. It is a gaseous cyan-coloured ice giant. Most of the planet is made of water, ammonia, and methane in a supercritical phase of matter, which in astronomy is called 'ice' or volatiles.
Uranus - NASA Science
WEBUranus is a very cold and windy planet. It is surrounded by faint rings, and more than two dozen small moons as it rotates at a nearly 90-degree angle from the plane of its orbit. This unique tilt makes Uranus appear to spin on its side.
Uranus | Facts, Moons, & Rings | Britannica
WEBUranus, seventh planet in distance from the Sun and the least massive of the solar system’s four giant, or Jovian, planets, which also include Jupiter, Saturn, and Neptune. At its brightest, Uranus is just visible to the unaided eye as a blue-green point of light. It is designated by the symbol ♅.
Uranus: Facts - NASA Science
WEBUranus is a very cold and windy world. The ice giant is surrounded by 13 faint rings and 28 small moons. Uranus rotates at a nearly 90-degree angle from the plane of its orbit. This unique tilt makes Uranus appear to spin sideways, orbiting the Sun like a rolling ball.
All About Uranus | NASA Space Place – NASA Science for Kids
WEBMay 6, 2024 · Uranus has a thick atmosphere made of methane, hydrogen, and helium. Uranus is the only planet that spins on its side. Uranus spins the opposite direction as Earth and most other planets.
Planet Uranus facts and information - National Geographic
WEBJan 17, 2017 · The planet Uranus was so hard to find in part because it is a whopping 1.8 billion miles away. But it is actually the third-largest planet in our solar system, and is roughly four times wider...
In Depth | Uranus – NASA Solar System Exploration
WEBThe seventh planet from the Sun with the third largest diameter in our solar system, Uranus is very cold and windy. The ice giant is surrounded by 13 faint rings and 27 small moons as it rotates at a nearly 90-degree angle from the plane of its orbit.
Uranus Facts | Rotation, Rings, Atmosphere, Size, History
WEBSep 26, 2019 · Uranus is the seventh planet from the Sun, around 1.8 billion miles or 2.9 billion kilometers distance away. It has the third-largest planetary radius and fourth-largest mass in the Solar System.
Uranus, the sideways planet | The Planetary Society
WEBUranus, the seventh planet from the sun, is a cyan-colored world tipped on its side boasting rings and 27 known moons. Uranus-sized worlds are common around other stars, so studying the planet helps us understand other solar systems and whether or not ours is unique. We aren’t sure where Uranus formed or where it got its water.
Solar System Exploration: Uranus - NASA
WEBMay 1, 2023 · This site has facts, figures, images and links about the planet Uranus.
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