Uranus Facts - Science@NASA
WEBThe 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.
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
WEBAug 24, 1998 · Its relatively low density (only about 1.3 times that of water) and large size (four times the radius of Earth) indicate that, like the other giant planets, Uranus is composed primarily of hydrogen, helium, water, and other volatile compounds; also like its kin, Uranus has no solid surface.
Uranus - Wikipedia
WEBSurface temp. Uranus 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 astronomy calls "ice" or volatiles.
Planet Uranus facts and information - National Geographic
WEBJan 17, 2017 · Uranus owes its vibrant blue-green hues not from unusual oceans but from an upper atmosphere flush with methane, which absorbs the sun's red light and scatters blue light back to our eyes.
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: Size, distance from the Sun, orbit | Astronomy.com
WEBOct 20, 2023 · Surface: The planet does not have solid surface. Atmosphere: The atmosphere of holds hydrogen (83 percent), helium (15 percent), and methane (2 percent). Methane is what gives Uranus...
Uranus, the sideways planet - The Planetary Society
WEBAverage temperature: -195°C (-320°F) where atmospheric pressure equals sea level on Earth. Average distance from Sun: 2,873 million kilometers (1,785 million miles), or 19 times farther from the Sun than Earth. Diameter: 51,118 kilometers (31,763 miles), Uranus is 4 times wider than Earth.
Uranus in Detail - NASA Science
WEBDec 14, 2012 · A paired picture of Uranus, the sharpest, most detailed picture of the distant planet to date, reveals a raft of new details about the planet's enigmatic atmosphere.
Solar System Exploration: Uranus - NASA
WEBMay 1, 2023 · This site has facts, figures, images and links about the planet Uranus. Go to Website