| 单词 | Uranus |
| 例句 | Even so, it took them nine years to reach Uranus and a dozen to cross the orbit of Pluto. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Miranda, one of the moons belonging to Uranus, features a patchwork of ridges and cliffs, grooved structures called coronae, and massive canyons up to twelve times deeper than the Grand Canyon. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Earth, Venus, Mars, icy Neptune, Uranus, and the rest, even Saturn with its rings, all spin slowly in the far corner of the room. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z It clearly applies to Uranus, Neptune and Pluto, planets discovered long after Kepler’s death. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z After Uranus it will plunge on past Neptune, leaving the solar system, becoming an interstellar spacecraft, fated to roam forever the great ocean between the stars. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Jupiter and Uranus also have ring systems, discovered only recently, and almost invisible from the Earth. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The giant gas worlds, Neptune, Uranus, Saturn—the jewel of the solar system—and Jupiter all have an entourage of icy moons. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “It is Uranus, my dear,” said Professor Trelawney, peering down at the chart. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z “In orbit around Uranus,” I tell him, which makes everyone laugh, and it starts a whole round of rude puns that all sound Cirque-ish, because I’ve already checked out again. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z His “Cosmic Mystery” was disproved entirely by the much later discoveries of the planets Uranus, Neptune and Pluto—there are no additional platonic solids' that would determine their distances from the sun. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Saturn’s gravity will propel it on to Uranus. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Bit o' Uranus: Candy that did not sell as well as the Mars Bar. Style Invitational Week 1316: Lies, damn lies, with statistics — a fake-trivia contest 2019-01-24T05:00:00Z The ancient Greeks. Chaos, a goddess who also happens to be the entire universe, gave birth to Gaia, the Earth, and Uranus, the sky. “Cosmic” meltdown! Neil deGrasse Tyson under siege from Christian right 2014-04-04T12:00:00Z Not being the most mature adult in the world myself, we titled the next episode “Moon Over Uranus: The Sequel,” and then the one after that was “Moon Over Uranus: The Final Chapter.” Steven Bochco and Others on Creating ‘Hill Street Blues’ 2014-05-01T17:39:39Z After a suitably macabre “Uranus,” Mr. Lacombe incorporated an offbeat effect in “Neptune,” using the American Boychoir in offstage passages originally intended for women’s voices. Music Review: New Jersey Symphony Orchestra at Prudential Hall 2013-01-06T21:57:01Z William Herschel was thought to be smart; He discovered Uranus, to start. Style Invitational Week 1452: As the word turns 2021-09-02T04:00:00Z Another theory, she writes, is that Sherman chose Hyperion because he was the “offspring of Uranus.” Critic at Large David Kipen on El Segundo in literature 2018-04-18T04:00:00Z It’s a jubilant, swinging outing whose only literal throwback, “Uranus,” is a tune from the 1970s repertory of Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers. Review: Aaron Diehl’s ‘Space Time Continuum’ Is a Jubilant New Album 2015-06-10T04:00:00Z “Jupiter” maybe wasn’t as jolly as he might have been and “Saturn,” standing for old age, was proved one weighty dude, but Dudamel lightened up, with “Mercury” and “Uranus” full of mischief. Gustavo Dudamel taps into the power of sound at the Hollywood Bowl 2017-08-23T04:00:00Z The hymn tune at the heart of “Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity” resonated with patriotic heart and wartime nostalgia; “Uranus, the Magician” and “Neptune, the Mystic” keenly conveyed Holst’s still-awing mystery and mastery. Music Review: New York Philharmonic’s ‘The Planets’ Builds on Holst’s Work 2013-07-07T21:26:23Z There is a red sphere, made of Portuguese marble, that recalls gaseous Jupiter, and another with the bluish-white tinge of Uranus. Celestial Visions on the Met Roof 2019-04-18T04:00:00Z The Pleiades were almost directly overhead and Uranus was floating somewhere near the horizon. Central Idaho is more than a ski destination. Here’s how to find world-class stargazing 2021-07-02T04:00:00Z The three overlapping transits that together comprise what Robert Hand calls “the crises of middle age”—Saturn oppose Saturn, Uranus oppose Uranus, Neptune square Neptune—begin later, at age 42. Did I make it? 2012-11-18T17:01:00Z I mean real planets: Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune and that’s it. Style Invitational Week 1374: ‘Versus’ verses 2020-03-05T05:00:00Z In 1986, Voyager 2 reached Uranus, and three years later Neptune. Review: A True-Life Journey Into Interstellar Space in ‘The Farthest’ 2017-08-10T04:00:00Z Taiwan also has the very short "Dear Uranus" series on YouTube by Rabbit and Wolf. The West can't keep up with the East in telling mainstream queer love stories in TV and movies 2023-10-01T04:00:00Z My Mercury is in the eighth house, which rules Scorpio and is forming an aspect to Uranus, Rogers said. How app culture turned astrology into a modern obsession 2019-11-20T05:00:00Z The presence of an infrared aurora on the cold, outer planet of Uranus has been confirmed for the first time by University of Leicester astronomers. Uranus aurora discovery offers clues to habitable icy worlds 2023-10-26T04:00:00Z And most materials can't handle the temperature extremes of, say, scorching Venus or frigid Uranus, let alone swing between such opposites. What It Takes to Grow Crystals in Space 2023-10-23T04:00:00Z Voyager 2 took a different path, zipping by Jupiter and Saturn and then Uranus and Neptune. NASA Detects 'Heartbeat' from Voyager 2 Spacecraft after Losing Contact 2023-08-01T04:00:00Z Voyager 2 is the only spacecraft ever to fly by Neptune and Uranus, while Voyager 1 is now nearly 15 billion miles away from Earth, making it humanity's most distant spacecraft. Voyager 2: Nasa loses contact with record-breaking probe after sending wrong command 2023-08-01T04:00:00Z Lowell was convinced that Planet X existed based on some supposed irregularities he had observed in the orbits of Neptune and Uranus. A ‘Captured’ Alien Planet May Be Hiding at the Edge of Our Solar System 2023-06-28T04:00:00Z Their observations revealed distinct increases in H3+ density in Uranus's atmosphere with little change in temperature, consistent with ionisation caused by the presence of an infrared aurora. Uranus aurora discovery offers clues to habitable icy worlds 2023-10-26T04:00:00Z Saturn, Neptune, Jupiter, Uranus and Mercury will appear together, weather permitting. How to see 5 planets line up in the sky on Saturday morning 2023-06-15T04:00:00Z In 1977, twin robotic spacecraft named Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 were launched to fly near the four outermost planets — Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune — to gather valuable data and transmit it back to Earth. Review: Space exploration documentary 'It's Quieter in the Twilight' is sometimes too quiet 2023-05-19T04:00:00Z It’s the faintest of the naked-eye planets—technically Uranus is sometimes bright enough to see, though you need good eyesight and a very dark site—but still fairly easy to pick out among the stars. Saturn’s Youthful Rings and Newfound Moons Put It in Stargazing Spotlight 2023-05-19T04:00:00Z Other planets in our neighborhood, including Jupiter, Neptune and Uranus also have these donut-shaped radiation belts, which can stretch out farther than 10 times a planet's radius. For the first time, astronomers see an aurora in another star system 2023-05-17T04:00:00Z By analysing Uranus's aurora which directly connects to both the planet's magnetic field and atmosphere, we can make predictions about the atmospheres and magnetic fields of these worlds and hence their suitability for life. Uranus aurora discovery offers clues to habitable icy worlds 2023-10-26T04:00:00Z To get a view of Neptune and Uranus, you’ll probably need to break out a pair of binoculars or a telescope. How to see 5 planets line up in the sky on Saturday morning 2023-06-15T04:00:00Z Uranus and Neptune, too, may have many such irregular moons, but their vast distance from the sun makes them difficult to discover. Move Over Jupiter: Saturn Adds 62 More Moons to Its Count 2023-05-12T04:00:00Z Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune all have rings, too, but those are thin, faint and difficult to see without spacecraft or powerful telescopes. Saturn’s Youthful Rings and Newfound Moons Put It in Stargazing Spotlight 2023-05-19T04:00:00Z And other missions, such as a time-sensitive Uranus probe that tops a representative wish list from the U.S. planetary science community, will likely never see the light of day. NASA’s Interplanetary Plans May Be Lurching toward Disaster 2023-05-09T04:00:00Z The ice giants Uranus and Neptune are unusual planets in our solar system as their magnetic fields are misaligned with the axes in which they spin. Uranus aurora discovery offers clues to habitable icy worlds 2023-10-26T04:00:00Z He was also interested in science and gave money to fund the world’s largest telescope, which astronomer William Herschel used to discover Uranus — originally known as George’s Star. Queen Charlotte and King George III: What does the 'Bridgerton' prequel get right? 2023-05-06T04:00:00Z Have a look at the original letter written by the scientist who discovered the planet Uranus. Royal Society: Four incredible objects that made science history 2023-04-25T04:00:00Z The new Uranus image shows 11 of the planet's 13 known rings, some of which are so bright that they blend together somewhat. JWST Captures Stunning Image of Rings around Uranus 2023-04-07T04:00:00Z When Voyager 2 flew past Uranus, it revealed a tumbled-over, milky blue marble unlike any other planet in the solar system. NASA’s Uranus Mission Is Running Out of Time 2023-03-30T04:00:00Z While scientists have yet to find an explanation for this, clues may lie in Uranus's aurora. Uranus aurora discovery offers clues to habitable icy worlds 2023-10-26T04:00:00Z Jupiter and Venus will also be bright; Mercury and Uranus not so much. Heads up: Five planets set to line up in night sky this week 2023-03-27T04:00:00Z But if Herschel had had his way, we would be calling the planet Uranus something totally different. Royal Society: Four incredible objects that made science history 2023-04-25T04:00:00Z The representative-color image shows the dense icy fluid of water, methane, and ammonia above a small rocky core that comprises Uranus, which looks like a light blue snowball. JWST Captures Stunning Image of Rings around Uranus 2023-04-07T04:00:00Z Because the event likely battered Uranus’s interior, an orbiter that can detect fluctuations in the planet’s gravitational field would be able to map any internal anomalies created by the giant smashup. NASA’s Uranus Mission Is Running Out of Time 2023-03-30T04:00:00Z Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Uranus, Mars, and the Moon will align in an arc across the evening sky on Monday, with some visible to the naked eye. Five planets to line up in night sky 2023-03-27T04:00:00Z The planets — Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Uranus and Mars — will be visible from most everywhere on Earth with a westerly view of the sky, experts said, depending on cloud cover and surrounding light pollution. Heads up: Five planets set to line up in night sky this week 2023-03-27T04:00:00Z Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Uranus will appear to be in a near-straight line, according to Star Walk Space. 5 planets will line up in a row above the Earth. Here’s how to view the rare event 2023-03-26T04:00:00Z Uranus has a unique orbit in the solar system, with the ice giant rotating on its side, tilted at a roughly 90-degree angle respective to its path around the sun. JWST Captures Stunning Image of Rings around Uranus 2023-04-07T04:00:00Z Because Uranus orbits the sun every 84 years, those seasons last for decades—and impact the atmosphere in ways scientists cannot yet imagine, with consequences for chemistry, clouds and circulation patterns. NASA’s Uranus Mission Is Running Out of Time 2023-03-30T04:00:00Z Five planets — Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Uranus and Mars — will line up near the moon. Planets on parade: 5 will be lined up in night sky this week 2023-03-26T04:00:00Z The seasons change on other planets too, none more so than Uranus, which is essentially tipped over on its side. A Paler Uranus Emerges in the Latest Hubble Telescope Image 2023-03-23T04:00:00Z Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Uranus will parade across the sky, accompanied by the moon and a possible star cluster. 5 planets will align in a rarely seen spectacle. Here’s how to view it 2023-03-23T04:00:00Z The south pole of Uranus is currently on the dark side of the planet and out of view in the image, facing away from the sun toward the inky blackness of space. JWST Captures Stunning Image of Rings around Uranus 2023-04-07T04:00:00Z Such detailed observations of the planet will help scientists understand not only the origins and histories of Uranus and its fellow ice-giant Neptune but also the evolution and cosmic context of our solar system. NASA’s Uranus Mission Is Running Out of Time 2023-03-30T04:00:00Z Mercury and Uranus could be trickier to spot, since they will be dimmer. Planets on parade: 5 will be lined up in night sky this week 2023-03-26T04:00:00Z One year on the distant, bluish gas giant — the time it takes Uranus to go once around the sun — is 84 Earth years. A Paler Uranus Emerges in the Latest Hubble Telescope Image 2023-03-23T04:00:00Z Slightly higher, but more discernible and with a longer viewing window, will be Venus, and above it to the left will be faint, greenish-hued Uranus. 5 planets will align in a rarely seen spectacle. Here’s how to view it 2023-03-23T04:00:00Z This tilt causes Uranus to experience extreme seasons, with each pole exposed to constant sunlight for many years before being plunged into darkness for an equally long time. JWST Captures Stunning Image of Rings around Uranus 2023-04-07T04:00:00Z More broadly, Uranus and Neptune both may represent a planetary class that abounds throughout the galaxy. NASA’s Uranus Mission Is Running Out of Time 2023-03-30T04:00:00Z If you’re a “planet collector,” it’s a rare chance to spot Uranus, which usually isn’t visible, Cooke said. Planets on parade: 5 will be lined up in night sky this week 2023-03-26T04:00:00Z Images from Hubble, as well as from the James Webb Space Telescope and the Keck Observatory in Hawaii, will help astronomers better understand what is changing on Uranus and why. A Paler Uranus Emerges in the Latest Hubble Telescope Image 2023-03-23T04:00:00Z Adams also liked to push the envelope of traditional taste in family newspapers, including a strip about naming products that had the punchline “Uranus Hertz.” The bewildering descent of Scott Adams and ‘Dilbert’ 2023-03-06T05:00:00Z Currently, it is spring at the northern pole of Uranus. JWST Captures Stunning Image of Rings around Uranus 2023-04-07T04:00:00Z Like Saturn’s rings, Uranus’s bangles are made of innumerable icy particles that can be sculpted by gravitational interactions with the planet and its moons. NASA’s Uranus Mission Is Running Out of Time 2023-03-30T04:00:00Z When grain-carrying ship ASL Uranus docked in the Port of Tacoma earlier this month, 15 Burmese seafarers spoke up: they hadn’t been paid for seven months, unlike their Chinese and Vietnamese co-workers. At Port of Tacoma, unions step in to help foreign seafarers get paid 2023-02-22T05:00:00Z Last year, planetary scientists agreed to put a mission to Uranus at the top of their list during a once-a-decade survey of priorities, perhaps including an orbiting spacecraft and an atmospheric probe. A Paler Uranus Emerges in the Latest Hubble Telescope Image 2023-03-23T04:00:00Z Neptune and Uranus have long been neglected when it comes to solar system exploration. A planned Uranus probe wouldn't get there till the 2040s. Here's why 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z This includes a second very bright cloud at the left limb of Uranus. JWST Captures Stunning Image of Rings around Uranus 2023-04-07T04:00:00Z But Uranus’s rings are far more narrow than what scientists think should normally be possible. NASA’s Uranus Mission Is Running Out of Time 2023-03-30T04:00:00Z Faker said dock workers — such as tug workers, pilots, longshore line handlers — could have stopped if the Uranus tried to leave the port. At Port of Tacoma, unions step in to help foreign seafarers get paid 2023-02-22T05:00:00Z “The more we learn about Uranus now,” Dr. Hammel said, “the more focused and scientifically productive that mission will be.” A Paler Uranus Emerges in the Latest Hubble Telescope Image 2023-03-23T04:00:00Z Uranus, for example, the seventh planet from our Sun, has a unique tilt that makes it appear to spin sideways, orbiting the Sun like a rolling ball while circled by nine, dense rings. A planned Uranus probe wouldn't get there till the 2040s. Here's why 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z The northern pole of Uranus will experience its summer season beginning in 2028. JWST Captures Stunning Image of Rings around Uranus 2023-04-07T04:00:00Z “There are regions on those moons of Uranus, which no eyes—human or robotic—has ever been able to see before,” says Leigh Fletcher, a planetary scientist at the University of Leicester in England. NASA’s Uranus Mission Is Running Out of Time 2023-03-30T04:00:00Z The Uranus is registered in Liberia, which is common practice for shipping companies because of lax labor laws and tax friendliness, ITF’s Engels said. At Port of Tacoma, unions step in to help foreign seafarers get paid 2023-02-22T05:00:00Z Long-term brightness measurements since then suggest the northern hemisphere of Uranus, now emerging into sunlight, is brighter than the southern hemisphere, which Voyager 2 observed when it flew by in 1986. A Paler Uranus Emerges in the Latest Hubble Telescope Image 2023-03-23T04:00:00Z Both Uranus and Neptune may also have diamond rain in their atmospheres. A planned Uranus probe wouldn't get there till the 2040s. Here's why 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z In 2013, astronomers discovered a couple of rings around Chariklo, a body known as a centaur that orbits the sun between Saturn and Uranus. There’s a Ring Around This Dwarf Planet. It Shouldn’t Be There. 2023-02-08T05:00:00Z Naturally, scientists would like the next Uranus mission to reach the system during its equinox, when sunlight bathes the entire planet and its moons from the north pole to the south pole. NASA’s Uranus Mission Is Running Out of Time 2023-03-30T04:00:00Z For the record, Uranus has 27 confirmed moons, Neptune 14, Mars two and Earth one. Jupiter’s moon count jumps to 92, most in solar system 2023-02-03T05:00:00Z Five should be visible with the naked eye, while the two furthest away, Uranus and Neptune, will be better viewed with binoculars. All solar system's planets visible in night sky 2022-12-29T05:00:00Z In other words, as other space missions proceed, Uranus and Neptune are becoming primary next objectives. A planned Uranus probe wouldn't get there till the 2040s. Here's why 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z The rings around the giant planets of the solar system — Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune — generally fit within the constraints of the Roche limit. There’s a Ring Around This Dwarf Planet. It Shouldn’t Be There. 2023-02-08T05:00:00Z And while that might sound far in the future, a mission would need to get off the ground relatively soon in order to traverse the vast distance to Uranus. NASA’s Uranus Mission Is Running Out of Time 2023-03-30T04:00:00Z For New Horizons, those “unique things” include unprecedented studies of the planets Uranus and Neptune, sampling of the local dust, studies of the background light in the universe, and more. NASA’s Pluto Spacecraft Begins New Mission at the Solar System’s Edge 2022-12-21T05:00:00Z Auroras are found on any planet with an atmosphere and a magnetic field, which steers the sun's particles to the poles; besides Earth and Jupiter, telescopes have seen auroras on Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. The Best of JWST’s Cosmic Portraits 2022-12-20T05:00:00Z The mission to Uranus is still in the early stages of development, but the basic design has already been fleshed out. A planned Uranus probe wouldn't get there till the 2040s. Here's why 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z Voyager 2’s path was designed to take it beyond Saturn, to Uranus and Neptune. Readers Respond to the July 2022 Issue 2022-11-12T05:00:00Z “There are no Uranus orbiters sitting on a shelf in Walmart that you can just swipe a credit card, buy and put together,” says Casey Dreier, chief of space policy at the Planetary Society. NASA’s Uranus Mission Is Running Out of Time 2023-03-30T04:00:00Z In April, the spacecraft will snap images of the planet Uranus, and later both Uranus and Neptune in the fall of 2023, and Uranus again in spring 2024. NASA’s Pluto Spacecraft Begins New Mission at the Solar System’s Edge 2022-12-21T05:00:00Z As an extra treat, Uranus will be visible just a finger’s width above the moon, resembling a bright star. Last total lunar eclipse for three years arrives Tuesday 2022-11-06T04:00:00Z But there's still a lot we don't know about the composition of the atmosphere of Uranus and Neptune. A planned Uranus probe wouldn't get there till the 2040s. Here's why 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z Much more of our solar system will come under the observatory’s roaming eye, including Saturn, Uranus and even remote icy objects beyond Neptune — such as the dwarf planet Pluto. Neptune and Its Rings Come Into Focus With Webb Telescope 2022-09-21T04:00:00Z As such, many observatories, including the James Webb Space Telescope, will swivel their gaze toward Uranus over the next few years. NASA’s Uranus Mission Is Running Out of Time 2023-03-30T04:00:00Z So far, ice giant planets like Uranus and Neptune have been found to be relatively common. NASA’s Pluto Spacecraft Begins New Mission at the Solar System’s Edge 2022-12-21T05:00:00Z Neptune is the outermost planet in our Solar System, beyond Uranus and Saturn, but inside the dwarf planet Pluto. Ringed Neptune captured by James Webb telescope 2022-09-21T04:00:00Z "The Uranus system is especially interesting because it could bear testimony to a massive collision that tilted Uranus on its side." A planned Uranus probe wouldn't get there till the 2040s. Here's why 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z Even though the Solar System was chock full of protoplanets at the time, it would take an impact with something as big as Uranus to knock Saturn so far over, Wisdom says. Lost moon may have spawned Saturn’s rings 2022-09-14T04:00:00Z Ultimately, however, the make-or-break factor for NASA’s Uranus mission will not be telescopic observations or rocket technology, but rather funding. NASA’s Uranus Mission Is Running Out of Time 2023-03-30T04:00:00Z This huge machine can create shockwaves with massive amounts of pressure, comparable to what one might see in the depths of Uranus or Neptune. Why "diamond rain" could be normal weather across the universe 2022-09-08T04:00:00Z Calculate the acceleration due to gravity at Neptune due to Uranus, presently about 2.50×1012 m apart, and compare it with that due to Pluto. College Physics for AP Courses 2015-08-12T00:00:00Z Did something massive smack into Uranus years ago, altering its orientation compared to the sun? A planned Uranus probe wouldn't get there till the 2040s. Here's why 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z In spite of the strange seasons induced by the 98° tilt of its axis, Uranus’ basic circulation is parallel with its equator, as is the case on Jupiter and Saturn. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z With two flagships already in the works and ahead of a Uranus mission in the queue, NASA’s planetary science division is laboring under an enormous amount of budgetary stress. NASA’s Uranus Mission Is Running Out of Time 2023-03-30T04:00:00Z Indeed, like Jupiter and Saturn, Uranus and Neptune are mostly composed of hydrogen and helium. Why "diamond rain" could be normal weather across the universe 2022-09-08T04:00:00Z She added, “you have Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus sitting in a nice habitable region” simultaneously. The Juicy Secrets of Stars That Eat Their Planets 2022-08-19T04:00:00Z And other surprises could be in store, though it's not very likely that Uranus harbors extraterrestrial life. A planned Uranus probe wouldn't get there till the 2040s. Here's why 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z Calculate how many Earths would fit into the volumes of Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z “Because of that, it’s going to be difficult—not impossible, but difficult—to grow funding for a Uranus flagship,” he says. NASA’s Uranus Mission Is Running Out of Time 2023-03-30T04:00:00Z Astronomers have theorized that Neptune and Uranus rain diamonds since the 1980s, but it's not like scientists could just run out and check. Why "diamond rain" could be normal weather across the universe 2022-09-08T04:00:00Z The scientists say they do not plan on ending their astronomical investigation at Jupiter; their next stop is Uranus, which also has paltry rings. Why does Saturn have rings and Jupiter doesn't? A computer model may have figured it out 2022-07-22T04:00:00Z However, the moons of Uranus could have liquid water, which is believed by most astrobiologists to be necessary for life to exist. A planned Uranus probe wouldn't get there till the 2040s. Here's why 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z Discovered in 1977, the rings of Uranus are narrow ribbons of dark material with broad gaps in between. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Still, McKinnon and his peers are hopeful that once the mission to Europa launches, it will open a wedge—both in the workforce and the budget—to focus on Uranus. NASA’s Uranus Mission Is Running Out of Time 2023-03-30T04:00:00Z On Neptune and Uranus, for example, the skies rain literal diamonds. Why "diamond rain" could be normal weather across the universe 2022-09-08T04:00:00Z The researchers speculate that Uranus, which appears to be tipped on its side, may lack rings because of a collision with another celestial body. Why does Saturn have rings and Jupiter doesn't? A computer model may have figured it out 2022-07-22T04:00:00Z Sending a probe there will take between eight and 15 years, especially if we want it to get there during a window that makes Uranus's moons the most visible. A planned Uranus probe wouldn't get there till the 2040s. Here's why 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z Like those of Uranus, they are composed of dark materials and are thus not easy to see. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z “We shouldn’t just assume we’ll be in our graves by the time we get data back from a Uranus mission.” NASA’s Uranus Mission Is Running Out of Time 2023-03-30T04:00:00Z She also hopes to study the atmospheres of Uranus and Neptune. NASA Shows Webb’s View of Something Closer to Home: Jupiter 2022-07-15T04:00:00Z Often, the ice giant planets Uranus and Neptune are grouped with Jupiter and Saturn as gas giants; however, Uranus and Neptune are very different from Jupiter and Saturn. Physical Geology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z That means we might not being gathering data on Uranus until the 2040s at the earliest. A planned Uranus probe wouldn't get there till the 2040s. Here's why 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z Use the information in Appendix G to calculate what you would weigh on Titan, Io, and Uranus’ moon Miranda. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z “The Uranus system is one of the big blank spots that are left on our map,” says Francis Nimmo, a planetary scientist at the University of California, Santa Cruz. NASA’s Uranus Mission Is Running Out of Time 2023-03-30T04:00:00Z The ice giants Uranus and Neptune are composed of mostly methane ices and only about 20% hydrogen and helium gases. An Introduction to Geology 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z Ice giant planets such as Uranus are the next largest. Physical Geology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z But when a probe does get there, it will spend many years surveilling Uranus — unlike Voyager 2 which spent only about six hours there before continuing on its way. A planned Uranus probe wouldn't get there till the 2040s. Here's why 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z By 1804, astronomer William Herschel, who also discovered the planet Uranus, had noted that the fainter component of Castor had slightly changed its position relative to the brighter component. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z But the biggest splash of all might lurk deep within Uranus’s largest moons, which, like so many other icy bodies in the outer solar system, might host subsurface oceans of liquid water. NASA’s Uranus Mission Is Running Out of Time 2023-03-30T04:00:00Z In 1986 Voyager 2 became the first spacecraft to fly past Uranus; three years later it passed Neptune. Record-Breaking Voyager Spacecraft Begin to Power Down 2022-06-16T04:00:00Z And if you have patience and binoculars, you might also hunt down Uranus and Neptune, which will be hiding among the others. Seattle-area stargazers, look up! On June mornings, you’ll be able to see 5 planets lined up 2022-06-09T04:00:00Z A trip to Uranus or Neptune emerged as a top contender. A planned Uranus probe wouldn't get there till the 2040s. Here's why 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z In the same way, we discussed in the chapter on The Giant Planets that the magnetic poles on the planets Uranus and Neptune are not lined up with the poles of the planet’s spin. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z The planet’s upper atmosphere is cold—so cold that models cannot explain why the more distant Neptune is actually warmer than Uranus. NASA’s Uranus Mission Is Running Out of Time 2023-03-30T04:00:00Z They hoped that once the twin probes proved themselves, their itinerary would be extended to Uranus, Neptune, and beyond. Record-Breaking Voyager Spacecraft Begin to Power Down 2022-06-16T04:00:00Z Uranus and Neptune, the two outermost planets of our solar system, are both ice giants — cold worlds that are part gas, part ice, with similar chemical compositions. Pale Blue, Deep Blue: How Uranus and Neptune Get Their Colors 2022-05-31T04:00:00Z Neptune and Uranus are called "ice giants" because they consist of far more frozen water, ammonia, and methane compared to Jupiter and Saturn, the "gas giants." A planned Uranus probe wouldn't get there till the 2040s. Here's why 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z He discovered the planet Uranus, built several large telescopes, and made measurements of the Sun’s place in the Galaxy, the Sun’s motion through space, and the comparative brightnesses of stars. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Intriguingly, simulations strongly suggest that there was an early instability in the orbits of the giant planets — Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and possibly Planet Nine. Did our solar system lose a planet? 2022-05-27T04:00:00Z Voyager 2 continued alone to Uranus and Neptune. Record-Breaking Voyager Spacecraft Begin to Power Down 2022-06-16T04:00:00Z They’re not far off in mass, either, Uranus being 15 times that of Earth, and Neptune 17 times. Pale Blue, Deep Blue: How Uranus and Neptune Get Their Colors 2022-05-31T04:00:00Z Studying Uranus and Neptune could also inform our quest to detect habitable exoplanets in other galaxies. A planned Uranus probe wouldn't get there till the 2040s. Here's why 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z By 1790, an orbit had been calculated for Uranus using observations of its motion in the decade following its discovery. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z They enveloped German and other Axis forces in what the Russians called “Operation Uranus,” which proved to be the decisive battle on the Eastern front. Opinion | As Ukraine war shifts, the Russians have every advantage but one 2022-04-19T04:00:00Z In 1986 Voyager 2 found 10 new moons around Uranus and added the planet to the growing list of ringed worlds. Record-Breaking Voyager Spacecraft Begin to Power Down 2022-06-16T04:00:00Z And they’re both about four times the size of Earth, Uranus being slightly larger. Pale Blue, Deep Blue: How Uranus and Neptune Get Their Colors 2022-05-31T04:00:00Z A potential mission is going to take a very long time to get to Uranus, because the ice giant isn't exactly close to us. A planned Uranus probe wouldn't get there till the 2040s. Here's why 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z In other words, Uranus just did not seem to move on the orbit predicted from Newtonian theory. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z The long-neglected planet Uranus might get a visitor for the first time in decades. Next Stop, Uranus? Icy Planet Tops Priority List for Next Big NASA Mission 2022-04-19T04:00:00Z Just four days after Voyager 2's closest approach to Uranus, however, its discoveries were overshadowed when the space shuttle Challenger exploded shortly after launch. Record-Breaking Voyager Spacecraft Begin to Power Down 2022-06-16T04:00:00Z Students entering the field now could constitute the scientific heart of the mission targeting Uranus, which humanity first saw up close with the Voyager 2 flyby in 1986. Uranus should be NASA’s top planetary target, influential report finds 2022-04-19T04:00:00Z The space science community thinks the time is ripe to study Uranus in depth — and they’re being serious. Sending a probe to Uranus labeled as top priority by space science community 2022-04-19T04:00:00Z Beside Earth, five other planets were known to the ancients—Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn—and two were discovered after the invention of the telescope: Uranus and Neptune. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z The Uranus mission would be the first since Voyager 2 whizzed by the ice-cold body in 1986. Next Stop, Uranus? Icy Planet Tops Priority List for Next Big NASA Mission 2022-04-19T04:00:00Z Like Uranus, Neptune is an ice giant — a title reserved for massive gaseous planets that are also very cold and far from their parent stars. Neptune is cooling down when it should be heating up — and scientists aren't sure why 2022-04-18T04:00:00Z On May 8th, the sun and Uranus will be joining together to activate unique and bold demonstrations of affection. 25 Mother's Day gifts for the astrology-obsessed moms of L.A. 2022-04-13T04:00:00Z Most of all, they could tell us exactly what Uranus is made of. Sending a probe to Uranus labeled as top priority by space science community 2022-04-19T04:00:00Z This montage shows the four giant planets: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Uranus is full of scientific mysteries, such as why it rotates nearly on its side and how it developed a complex magnetic field. Next Stop, Uranus? Icy Planet Tops Priority List for Next Big NASA Mission 2022-04-19T04:00:00Z Voyager 2 sent dazzling pictures of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune back to Earth. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Similar asteroids appear to be trapped in the orbits of Venus, Mars, Uranus and Neptune. Astronomers Find a New Asteroid Sharing Earth’s Orbit 2022-02-02T05:00:00Z Additionally, when scientists look at planets outside our Solar System, ice giants like Uranus and Neptune seem to dominate the Universe. Sending a probe to Uranus labeled as top priority by space science community 2022-04-19T04:00:00Z To date, no orbiter missions have been started for Uranus and Neptune, although planetary scientists have expressed keen interest. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z More broadly, studying Uranus could provide insights into planets orbiting other stars; of the more than 5,000 known exoplanets, the most common are around the size of Uranus. Next Stop, Uranus? Icy Planet Tops Priority List for Next Big NASA Mission 2022-04-19T04:00:00Z Studying the moon’s potential to support an ocean, she says, could help researchers understand the prevalence of ocean moons at even more distant and poorly-explored locales, like Uranus. Saturn’s ‘Death Star’ moon might be hiding an underground ocean 2022-01-20T05:00:00Z Much like Saturn and Uranus, the gas giant has a faint ring of dust created by two of its moons. NASA releases new photos of Jupiter — and a recording of its moon that sounds like R2-D2 2021-12-19T05:00:00Z The Uranus mission is at the top of a long wishlist detailed today in what is known as the Planetary Science Decadal Survey. Sending a probe to Uranus labeled as top priority by space science community 2022-04-19T04:00:00Z Uranus and Neptune each have a mass about 15 times that of Earth and, hence, are only 5% as massive as Jupiter. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Some planetary scientists have recently called for space agencies to send a major mission to Uranus or Neptune, which was also last visited by Voyager 2, in 1989. Next Stop, Uranus? Icy Planet Tops Priority List for Next Big NASA Mission 2022-04-19T04:00:00Z Every year the Hubble is deployed to make a visual “grand tour” of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. The Hubble Telescope Checks In With the Most Distant Planets 2021-11-23T05:00:00Z In a study published in the journal Nature Physics, researchers managed to create the substance using the same high temperatures and pressures that can be found inside ice giants Uranus and Neptune. ‘Weird, hot, black ice’: Scientists discover new phase of water 2021-11-19T05:00:00Z Now, the second-highest priority on the list, after the Uranus mission, is a spacecraft to visit Saturn’s enticing moon Enceladus, also thought to harbor a liquid water ocean underneath its crust. Sending a probe to Uranus labeled as top priority by space science community 2022-04-19T04:00:00Z The Uranus and Neptune ring systems, on the other hand, are nearly the reverse of Saturn’s: they consist of dark particles confined to a few narrow rings with broad empty gaps in between. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z A mission to Neptune, which is farther from Earth than Uranus, would probably require a bigger rocket, such as NASA’s Space Launch System, which has not yet flown. Next Stop, Uranus? Icy Planet Tops Priority List for Next Big NASA Mission 2022-04-19T04:00:00Z Farther out, it’s springtime on Uranus, which goes around the sun tilted on its side relative to the other planets. The Hubble Telescope Checks In With the Most Distant Planets 2021-11-23T05:00:00Z They will task the telescope with a range of inquiries: looking for ice-covered oceans on Uranus’s 27 moons, searching for elusive medium-size black holes, and resolving conflicting measurements of the expansion rate of the universe. On the launch pad at last, NASA’s Webb telescope will probe first stars and weather on alien worlds 2021-11-11T05:00:00Z And that’s if the budget manifests in full for both the Uranus mission and the Enceladus mission at NASA, which will likely cost billions of dollars. Sending a probe to Uranus labeled as top priority by space science community 2022-04-19T04:00:00Z However, in the main rings of Saturn and Uranus the particles are close enough to exert mutual gravitational influence, and occasionally even to rub together or bounce off each other in low-speed collisions. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z The report proposes a mission that would drop a probe towards Uranus to explore mysteries such as what drives the powerful winds blowing through its atmosphere, composed of hydrogen, helium and methane. Next Stop, Uranus? Icy Planet Tops Priority List for Next Big NASA Mission 2022-04-19T04:00:00Z The researchers suspect that the brightening results from changes in the concentration of methane gas, a major component of Uranus’s atmosphere, and smog, as well as wind patterns around the pole. The Hubble Telescope Checks In With the Most Distant Planets 2021-11-23T05:00:00Z Saturn, Uranus and Neptune moved outwards from the Sun, while Jupiter moved slightly inwards. Lucy, the First Mission to Jupiter’s Asteroids, Could Reveal Solar System Origins 2021-10-19T04:00:00Z Understanding that funding is always precarious, the authors of the Decadal also made a second set of recommendations in case the money doesn’t materialize; they suggested that the Uranus mission could start development in 2028. Sending a probe to Uranus labeled as top priority by space science community 2022-04-19T04:00:00Z But in addition, the star dimmed briefly several times before Uranus reached it, as each narrow ring passed between the star and the telescope. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z The main spacecraft would spend years flying around the planet, gathering observations on features such as the magnetic field that probably powers Uranus’s glowing aurorae. Next Stop, Uranus? Icy Planet Tops Priority List for Next Big NASA Mission 2022-04-19T04:00:00Z It’s windy out there, and don’t forget to wear your strongest sunblock on Uranus. The Hubble Telescope Checks In With the Most Distant Planets 2021-11-23T05:00:00Z Uranus's and Neptune's are out of whack with the direction of their rotation, although others are closely aligned. The Solar System’s Mysterious Magnetic Fields 2021-10-19T04:00:00Z While the Uranus and the Enceladus missions are the top new missions for the Decadal authors, they’ve also included a list of recommendations for space missions already taking place that they want to see continue. Sending a probe to Uranus labeled as top priority by space science community 2022-04-19T04:00:00Z The outermost and most massive of Uranus’ rings is called the Epsilon Ring. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z “We are talking about a mission to study the entire Uranus system,” says Mark Hofstadter, a planetary scientist at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California. Next Stop, Uranus? Icy Planet Tops Priority List for Next Big NASA Mission 2022-04-19T04:00:00Z In the process, as the giant planets moved, and Uranus and Neptune bounded outward, they scattered the small bodies of the solar system. Why NASA Is launching a robotic archaeologist named Lucy 2021-10-16T04:00:00Z Plenty of scientists believe it’s possible that the giant planets — Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune — didn’t form in the orbits they hold right now. NASA is sending a spacecraft on a 12-year journey to explore swarms of asteroids around Jupiter 2021-10-15T04:00:00Z There are also plenty of smaller planetary missions that are recommended that wouldn’t cost nearly as much money as the Uranus and Enceladus flagship missions. Sending a probe to Uranus labeled as top priority by space science community 2022-04-19T04:00:00Z Most of the rings of Uranus and Neptune are also narrow ribbons like the F Ring of Saturn. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Its second-highest priority for a flagship planetary mission, after Uranus, is a probe to Saturn’s moon Enceladus, which has plumes of water squirting from a buried ocean. Next Stop, Uranus? Icy Planet Tops Priority List for Next Big NASA Mission 2022-04-19T04:00:00Z Similar to Planet Nine, astronomers discovered Neptune using mathematics after noticing Uranus was being pulled slightly out of orbit by an unknown body. Astronomers think they know where to find Planet Nine 2021-09-09T04:00:00Z As we were leaving Rolla, a billboard invited us to visit “Uranus Fudge Factory.” Across the Country in an Automobile Built for Two 2021-07-22T04:00:00Z The mission concept would send a spacecraft into orbit around Uranus, along with a probe that would plunge into the planet’s atmosphere. Sending a probe to Uranus labeled as top priority by space science community 2022-04-19T04:00:00Z The rings of Uranus are narrow ribbons separated by wide gaps and contain much less mass. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z “Uranus ranked higher because it is technologically achievable right now,” says Simon. Next Stop, Uranus? Icy Planet Tops Priority List for Next Big NASA Mission 2022-04-19T04:00:00Z It’s only a matter of time before Archie makes his move, sending up his own constellation of bone-shaped satellites or launching a spaceship to sniff out Uranus, every dog’s favorite planet. Perspective | In space, no one can hear you bark: We’re teaching our dog about going into orbit 2021-07-18T04:00:00Z As described in a newly-published study from Nature Astronomy, scientists recreated the pressure and temperature of the interiors of Neptune and Uranus in a lab. How a study on Neptune's water could help us find habitable planets in other solar systems 2021-05-20T04:00:00Z The only spacecraft to ever visit Uranus was NASA’s Voyager 2 mission, which flew by the planet in 1986, coming within 50,700 miles of the planet’s cloud tops. Sending a probe to Uranus labeled as top priority by space science community 2022-04-19T04:00:00Z Our favorites include Uranus’ Miranda, with its jigsaw puzzle surface; Saturn’s Mimas, with a “knockout” crater called Herschel; and Saturn’s Iapetus, whose two hemispheres differ significantly. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z A Uranus mission could launch aboard a commercial Falcon Heavy rocket, a type of launch vehicle that is already operational. Next Stop, Uranus? Icy Planet Tops Priority List for Next Big NASA Mission 2022-04-19T04:00:00Z In 1781, the seventh planet of the solar system, Uranus, was discovered by Sir William Herschel. Today in History 2021-03-13T05:00:00Z Given the super-hot temperatures in the deep oceans of Neptune and Uranus, Shim said life is unlikely to exist in these planets, despite the rich presence of magnesium. How a study on Neptune's water could help us find habitable planets in other solar systems 2021-05-20T04:00:00Z Voyager 2 unlocked some intriguing secrets about Uranus, discovering new moons and rings around the planet. Sending a probe to Uranus labeled as top priority by space science community 2022-04-19T04:00:00Z Describe and compare the rings of Saturn and Uranus, including their possible origins. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z The mission would explore some of Uranus’s 27 known moons—perhaps Titania and Oberon, which are big enough to have water beneath their icy surfaces, or the pockmarked Phoebe and the mottled Puck. Next Stop, Uranus? Icy Planet Tops Priority List for Next Big NASA Mission 2022-04-19T04:00:00Z Jupiter is the king, Uranus is the comedian, Pluto is the underdog. See how people have imagined life on Mars through history 2021-02-09T05:00:00Z But if you do know how to work a telescope, then come Saturday night, set your sights on Uranus as it nears opposition, when its relation to the Sun makes it particularly bright. How to See the Halloween Blue Moon (and Uranus!) With Your Kids 2020-10-29T04:00:00Z Maybe Venus, maybe Saturn’s moon Titan, maybe the distant, faceless turquoise orb of Uranus — just not Mars, anywhere but Mars, where we’ve been driving wheeled robots for nearly two decades. Too Much Mars? Let’s Discuss Other Worlds 2020-07-28T04:00:00Z Why were the rings of Uranus not observed directly from telescopes on the ground on Earth? Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z In the early days, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune coalesced in compact, orderly orbits somewhat closer to our star, which only migrated outward later because of gravitational interactions. Planet Nine Could Be a Mirage 2020-05-05T04:00:00Z Uranus was hit by a mysterious space object shortly after the planet formed, causing it to tilt approximately 98 degrees, compared to the plane of the Solar System. Scientists believe they discovered the 'smoking gun' that changed Uranus forever 2020-04-07T04:00:00Z The full moon will outshine Uranus, but you might still see it with your naked eye. How to See the Halloween Blue Moon (and Uranus!) With Your Kids 2020-10-29T04:00:00Z Although only one was spotted, other gassy missiles may also be launched every 17 hours, the time it takes Uranus to complete one rotation. Uranus Ejected a Giant Plasma Bubble During Voyager 2’s Visit 2020-03-27T04:00:00Z Why do you suppose the rings of Saturn are made of bright particles, whereas the particles in the rings of Uranus and Neptune are black? Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Stanford Linear Accelerator researchers believe Neptune and Uranus may experience diamond rain. The planet with iron rain 2020-03-11T04:00:00Z Not only was Uranus' rotation significantly altered by the long-ago collision, but its ring system and the orbit of its 27 known moons were also changed. Scientists believe they discovered the 'smoking gun' that changed Uranus forever 2020-04-07T04:00:00Z Spacecraft have landed on Mercury, Venus and Mars, spent years in orbit around Jupiter and Saturn, and surveyed Uranus and Neptune. Do We Really Need to Send Humans into Space? 2020-03-06T05:00:00Z Uranus’s global magnetic field may help it avoid a Mars-like fate. Uranus Ejected a Giant Plasma Bubble During Voyager 2’s Visit 2020-03-27T04:00:00Z How close to Uranus would a spacecraft have to get to obtain the same resolution as in Example 12.1 with a camera that has an angular resolution of 2 arcsec? Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Momentum is building among planetary scientists to send a major mission to Uranus or Neptune — the most distant and least explored planets in the Solar System. Destination Uranus! Rare chance to reach ice giants excites scientists 2020-03-02T05:00:00Z Uranus and Neptune are relatively unexplored, despite the fact that Voyager 2 snapped photos of both planets in 1986 and 1989, respectively. Scientists believe they discovered the 'smoking gun' that changed Uranus forever 2020-04-07T04:00:00Z Neptune and Uranus are the two planets farthest from the sun. How the solar system formed 2020-03-02T05:00:00Z This one’s neat, closed magnetic loops suggest it was flung off Uranus by the planet’s speedy rotation. Uranus Ejected a Giant Plasma Bubble During Voyager 2’s Visit 2020-03-27T04:00:00Z Consistent with this picture, astronomers now think that Uranus and Neptune probably did not form at their present distances from the Sun but rather closer to where Jupiter and Saturn are now. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z The rare celestial alignment, between Neptune, Uranus and Jupiter, occurs next in the early 2030s, and would allow a spacecraft to slingshot around Jupiter on its way to the planets. Destination Uranus! Rare chance to reach ice giants excites scientists 2020-03-02T05:00:00Z The 60 frames that Voyager returned incorporated the Sun and six of the major planets - Venus, Earth, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. Nasa 're-masters' the greatest ever 'selfie' 2020-02-13T05:00:00Z “Uranus and Neptune are not ‘twin planets’ — they differ in their tilt, satellite system and measured heat flux. How the solar system formed 2020-03-02T05:00:00Z “This discovery provides yet another reason for blasting off a dedicated mission to Uranus,” Dr. Byrne said. Uranus Ejected a Giant Plasma Bubble During Voyager 2’s Visit 2020-03-27T04:00:00Z The magnetic fields of Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune, discovered by the spacecraft that first passed close to these planets, work in a similar way, but are not as strong. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z A mission to Neptune or Uranus would also face competition from proposals to return a sample from Mars or explore Venus. Destination Uranus! Rare chance to reach ice giants excites scientists 2020-03-02T05:00:00Z He dubbed the collection Urania, Italian for Uranus, because “it’s a new universe.” Milan designers hybridize menswear for next fall/winter 2020-01-13T05:00:00Z Unlike Neptune and Earth, Uranus and its moons are tilted nearly 97 degrees into the solar plane. How the solar system formed 2020-03-02T05:00:00Z But the radiation emitted by the Sun, once it becomes a white dwarf, will be powerful enough to evaporate the atmospheres of Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus where they are orbiting now. Distant star's vision of our Sun's future 'death' 2019-12-04T05:00:00Z Uranus and Neptune have even greater magnetic tilts, of 60° and 55°, respectively. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Models struggle to explain the planets’ internal structures, or why more distant Neptune seems to be warmer than Uranus. Destination Uranus! Rare chance to reach ice giants excites scientists 2020-03-02T05:00:00Z Uranus and Neptune are relatively unexplored, the space agency added at the time, despite the fact that Voyager 2 snapped photos of both planets in 1986 and 1989, respectively. Neptune's moons are in a 'dance of avoidance,' NASA says 2019-11-18T05:00:00Z Uranus also rotates around the Sun in the opposite direction of the other planets. How the solar system formed 2020-03-02T05:00:00Z At the moment of Rivera’s birth, the sun—which, Nicholas said, represents the essential self—was at the same degree as Uranus, the planet of disruption, which, she said, will “tear this whole thing down.” Astrology in the Age of Uncertainty 2019-10-21T04:00:00Z The astronomers at the observatory checked his results carefully, and the find was announced on March 13, the 149th anniversary of the discovery of Uranus. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Finally, a mission to Uranus needs to reach the world before 2050 in order to see its northern hemisphere for the first time. The Solar System’s Loneliest Planets, Revisited 2019-08-22T04:00:00Z "These are carbonaceous chondrites from the solar system beyond the asteroid belt, from the area of the planets Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune." Meteorite strikes made life on Earth possible, study says 2019-08-14T04:00:00Z Two of the most mysterious planets in our solar system are Uranus and Neptune. How the solar system formed 2020-03-02T05:00:00Z In one context, Uranus indicates sudden death; in another, revolutionary energy. Astrology in the Age of Uncertainty 2019-10-21T04:00:00Z In this section, we focus on the two most massive ring systems, those of Saturn and Uranus. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z But at such great distances, Uranus and Neptune each appear as miniscule blobs. The Solar System’s Loneliest Planets, Revisited 2019-08-22T04:00:00Z A continued exploration of the Solar System is crucial, particularly of Uranus and Neptune, which might be thought of as leftovers from a large population of massive planetary embryos in the early Solar System. Signs that Jupiter was mixed by a giant impact 2019-08-13T04:00:00Z Many researchers suspect the tilts of several gas giants—including Uranus, which rotates on its side—were caused by such collisions. Cataclysmic collision could explain Jupiter’s fuzzy core 2019-08-14T04:00:00Z A young man in the front row with deep-set eyes and a faint mustache noted that the arrangement of Saturn, Neptune, and Uranus could indicate a sudden and unexpected death. Astrology in the Age of Uncertainty 2019-10-21T04:00:00Z Of the four ring systems, Saturn’s is the largest and is composed primarily of water ice; in contrast, Uranus and Neptune have narrow rings of dark material, and Jupiter has a tenuous ring of dust. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z One would fly past Uranus, sweeping within its complex magnetic field and potentially dropping a probe into the planet’s atmosphere, before leaving to explore smaller, frozen bodies even farther from the sun. The Solar System’s Loneliest Planets, Revisited 2019-08-22T04:00:00Z Nova The final episode of “The Planets” explores Uranus and Neptune’s unexpected rings, supersonic winds and dozens of moons then takes an up-close view of Pluto before exploring the Kuiper belt. What's on TV Wednesday, Aug. 14: 'BH90210' on Fox 2019-08-13T04:00:00Z Uranus, Neptune — and yes, Pluto — are among the last stops as the five-part series “The Planets” concludes on a new “Nova.” What's on TV This Week, Aug. 11-17: 'The Terror,' 'David Makes Man,' 'Mindhunter' and more 2019-08-09T04:00:00Z In his studies of the gas giants Uranus and Neptune, Percival Lowell suggested there must be an as-of-yet undiscovered ninth planet to explain the wobbles their orbits. Is Pluto a Planet? 2019-07-31T04:00:00Z But the more straightforward interpretation was to attribute Uranus’ orbital deviations to the gravitational effects of a new planet that had not yet been seen. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Kathy Mandt, a planetary scientist, has been exploring the potential for Interstellar Probe to fly past Uranus, Neptune or an icy body in the Kuiper belt called Quaoar. Interstellar Probe, a mission concept for NASA, aims to travel 93 billion miles past the sun 2019-07-11T04:00:00Z After several hundred million years, their orbits became unstable, causing Saturn, Uranus and Neptune to rapidly migrate to their present-day orbits, which are much farther away from the sun. Apollo's Bounty: The Science of the Moon Rocks 2019-07-02T04:00:00Z “The small end is missing in the main rings of Uranus; the brightest ring, epsilon, is composed of golf ball-sized and larger rocks.” Uranus' rings have a 'warm' glow and astronomers aren't sure why 2019-06-24T04:00:00Z The planet Uranus was discovered using a telescope in 1781 but it raised more questions than it answers, he explained. The hunt for mysterious Planet 9 2019-06-21T04:00:00Z In 1781, William Herschel, a musician and amateur astronomer, accidentally discovered the seventh planet, Uranus. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Launched in 1977, the twin Voyager spacecrafts revolutionized scientists’ understanding of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. Voyager spacecraft steward among winners of prestigious Hong Kong prizes 2019-05-21T04:00:00Z “In mythology, six of the 12 Titans, the children of Uranus and Gaea, were female; not here,” Hughes wrote. 'Staggeringly silly': critics tear apart Jacob Rees-Mogg's new book 2019-05-19T04:00:00Z Both Uranus and Neptune, for example, were discovered through predictions based on Newton's model. Cosmology Has Some Big Problems 2019-04-30T04:00:00Z “Put simply, Uranus wasn’t where it was meant to be,” he said. The hunt for mysterious Planet 9 2019-06-21T04:00:00Z It happens that Uranus had been observed a century before, but in none of those earlier sightings was it recognized as a planet; rather, it was simply recorded as a star. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z There’s a reason Neptune is a less memorable planet than Uranus. Want to Be a Better Scientist? Take an Improv Class 2019-04-12T04:00:00Z Named for the tourist complex Keen owns, he said the Uranus Examiner was shunned by local advertisers because he used to own a strip club and uses sophomoric jokes to promote his businesses. Town by town, local journalism is dying in plain sight 2019-03-09T05:00:00Z A local businessman, Louie Keen, bankrolled a newspaper, the Uranus Examiner, that was delivered for free. Town by town, local journalism is dying in plain sight 2019-03-09T05:00:00Z Uranus, in contrast, is tilted over at 97.9 degrees with its poles lying on the same plane as the sun—presumably set askew by some world-shaking wallop long ago. Tilted Exoplanets May Explain Decade-Old Astronomical Mystery 2019-03-04T05:00:00Z He hypothesized a planet more distant from the Sun than Uranus, and then determined the mass and orbit it had to have to account for the departures in Uranus’ orbit. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Studying Neptune and Uranus could also have implications for our understanding of thousands of worlds detected in orbit around distant stars. Neptune Has a Newly Discovered Moon. What Else Is It Hiding? 2019-02-20T05:00:00Z Like Neptune, Uranus was experiencing a storm of its own. NASA's Hubble telescope uncovers Neptune's new 'mysterious dark vortex,' Uranus' giant white cap 2019-02-08T05:00:00Z Unlike all the other planets, which spin roughly “upright” with their spin axes at close to right angles to their orbits around the sun, Uranus is tilted by almost a right angle. How did Uranus end up on its side? We’ve been finding out 2019-02-01T05:00:00Z Think again of Uranus and its off-kilter spin—likely due to a chance planet-walloping impact, not a subtle inevitability of celestial mechanics. Tilted Exoplanets May Explain Decade-Old Astronomical Mystery 2019-03-04T05:00:00Z We should note that the discovery of Neptune was not a complete surprise to astronomers, who had long suspected the existence of the planet based on the “disobedient” motion of Uranus. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z That’s especially true for Uranus and Neptune, which are known as the ice giants. Neptune Has a Newly Discovered Moon. What Else Is It Hiding? 2019-02-20T05:00:00Z The three sisters, the “infernal goddesses” of ancient mythology born from the blood shed by Uranus when he was castrated by his son, were known for relentlessly hounding men. Opinion | Beware the Furies, President Trump 2019-01-19T05:00:00Z Scientists therefore suspect that Uranus was once similar to the other planets in the solar system but was suddenly flipped over. How did Uranus end up on its side? We’ve been finding out 2019-02-01T05:00:00Z Mars and Uranus will appear extremely close to each other in the night sky – this is known as an appulse. Astronomical events in 2019 2019-01-06T05:00:00Z Voyager 2 arrived at Jupiter four months later, but then followed a different path to visit all the outer planets, reaching Saturn in 1981, Uranus in 1986, and Neptune in 1989. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z “Uranus and Neptune have been neglected in the history of space exploration,” Dr. Showalter said. Neptune Has a Newly Discovered Moon. What Else Is It Hiding? 2019-02-20T05:00:00Z Bigger worlds like Neptune or Uranus ultimately form internal engines, where materials deep inside the objects reshape under the forces of pressure and heat over millions of years. On New Year’s Day, a spacecraft will zoom by the most distant object humanity has ever visited 2018-12-27T05:00:00Z Most researchers believe that Uranus’ spin is the consequence of a dramatic collision. How did Uranus end up on its side? We’ve been finding out 2019-02-01T05:00:00Z Though Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune are also banded, Saturn’s adornment is by far the most impressive in the solar system. Saturn’s rings are halfway to their death 2018-12-19T05:00:00Z Uranus orbits at 19 AU with a period of 84 years, while Neptune, at 30 AU, requires 165 years for each circuit of the Sun. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Stretching some 175,000 miles across, Saturn’s bangles easily outshine the dark, fragmented rings feebly encircling Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune. Saturn with no rings? It could happen, and sooner than astronomers expected 2018-12-21T05:00:00Z The computer simulations show that the collision and reshaping of Uranus — maybe enveloping some or all of the rock that hit it — happened in a matter of hours, Kegerreis said. Science Says: A big space crash likely made Uranus lopsided 2018-12-21T05:00:00Z As well as learning more about the specific history of Uranus, another important motivation is understanding planet formation more generally. How did Uranus end up on its side? We’ve been finding out 2019-02-01T05:00:00Z After both studying Jupiter and Saturn—with Voyager 2 taking a detour to also visit Uranus and Neptune—the two probes continued their journeys toward the edge of the solar system. Voyager 2 Spacecraft Enters Interstellar Space 2018-12-10T05:00:00Z Uranus and Neptune are smaller and differ in composition and internal structure from their large siblings. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Uranus is an unincorporated tourist spot along historic Route 66 and is known for quirky attractions, including a fudge shop and the world’s largest belt buckle. Uranus Examiner ends publication, blaming judgmental people 2018-12-07T05:00:00Z Green said it’s possible that a lot of smaller space rocks — the size of Pluto — pushed Uranus over, but Kegerreis’ research and Sheppard point to a single huge unknown suspect. Science Says: A big space crash likely made Uranus lopsided 2018-12-21T05:00:00Z Lots of questions remain about Uranus, and giant impacts in general. How did Uranus end up on its side? We’ve been finding out 2019-02-01T05:00:00Z One of the women in her book is Caroline Herschel, an astronomer who discovered eight comets in the 18th Century, but was less well known than her brother William, who discovered Uranus. Chelsea Clinton: 'No-one asked dad to change his name' 2018-11-22T05:00:00Z On Uranus, we see no obvious cloud layer at all, but only a deep and featureless haze. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Witnesses told Afghan news media that at least 1,000 people were packed inside the Uranus Wedding Hall when the assailant detonated the explosives shortly after 6 p.m. At least 50 dead as suicide bomber targets Islamic scholars in Kabul 2018-11-20T05:00:00Z The collision happened 3 billion to 4 billion years ago, likely before the larger moons of Uranus formed. Science Says: A big space crash likely made Uranus lopsided 2018-12-21T05:00:00Z Many people are therefore calling for a new mission to Uranus and Neptune to study their strange magnetic fields, their quirky families of moons and rings and even simply what precisely they’re actually made of. How did Uranus end up on its side? We’ve been finding out 2019-02-01T05:00:00Z Mercury, Uranus and Neptune required infrared imaging to bring out surface details and were colourised to match their more normal visual appearance. The year's best astronomy photos 2018-10-28T04:00:00Z Neptune differs from Uranus in its appearance, although their basic atmospheric temperatures are similar. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Or we might find additional planets in these systems that break from the pattern, just as the discovery of Uranus deviated from Kepler’s proposed pattern for the orbits in our solar system. Our Solar System Is Even Stranger Than We Thought 2018-10-16T04:00:00Z And when that happened, Uranus’ odd tilt acted like a gravity tidal force pushing those five large moons to the same tilt, Kegerreis said. Science Says: A big space crash likely made Uranus lopsided 2018-12-21T05:00:00Z Because TG387 remains far beyond the pull of the gravitational heavyweights of the solar system — Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune — that raises the question of how it got thrown into its current orbit. A Goblin World That Points Toward Hidden Planet Nine in the Solar System 2018-10-03T04:00:00Z Today, the outer solar system is dominated by four giant worlds: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. Orbital Forensics Hint at Sun's Long-Lost Planet 2018-10-05T04:00:00Z Most the atmosphere above this level is clear and transparent, with less haze than is found on Uranus. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z The potential moon would be considerably larger than Earth — about the size of Neptune or Uranus. Have astronomers found 1st moon outside our solar system? 2018-10-03T04:00:00Z Ice is key with Uranus and its neighbor Neptune. Science Says: A big space crash likely made Uranus lopsided 2018-12-21T05:00:00Z He’s interested in the Goblin because it “always stays well beyond the giant planet region,” referring to the lineup of our solar system’s four biggest planets: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. New dwarf planet spotted at the very fringe of our solar system 2018-10-02T04:00:00Z In the other 99 percent of cases, Jupiter flung Uranus or Neptune so hard that they left the solar system, never to return. Orbital Forensics Hint at Sun's Long-Lost Planet 2018-10-05T04:00:00Z Unlike Uranus, Neptune has an atmosphere in which convection currents—vertical drafts of gas—emanate from the interior, powered by the planet’s internal heat source. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z A small town in the US state of Missouri is stirring controversy after announcing the title of its new local newspaper, the Uranus Examiner. US town announces Uranus Examiner news 2018-09-14T04:00:00Z Uranus and Neptune “are definitely the least understood planets,” Sheppard said. Science Says: A big space crash likely made Uranus lopsided 2018-12-21T05:00:00Z For many in the town of Uranus, Missouri, the title of the town’s new newspaper is taking some time to digest. Making a splash: American town launches Uranus Examiner newspaper 2018-09-13T04:00:00Z The best scenario—the one that reproduced a solar system that most closely resembles the real one—was one with an extra planet that lived between the original orbits of Saturn and Uranus. Orbital Forensics Hint at Sun's Long-Lost Planet 2018-10-05T04:00:00Z As we have seen, on all the giants except Uranus, heat from the inside contributes about as much energy to the atmosphere as sunlight from the outside. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z The newspaper, which was "launched" in the town of Uranus on Wednesday, was threatened with a boycott by the mayor of nearby Waynesville, Luge Hardman. US town announces Uranus Examiner news 2018-09-14T04:00:00Z Uranus was named for the Greek god of the sky. Science Says: A big space crash likely made Uranus lopsided 2018-12-21T05:00:00Z This week publishers announced the launch of the Uranus Examiner, a new local paper in Pulaski County in the southern US state. Making a splash: American town launches Uranus Examiner newspaper 2018-09-13T04:00:00Z The world was roughly as massive as Uranus and Neptune, or about 16 times as massive as Earth. Orbital Forensics Hint at Sun's Long-Lost Planet 2018-10-05T04:00:00Z Nevertheless, the history of the search for Pluto began with indications that Uranus had slight departures from its predicted orbit, departures that could be due to the gravitation of an undiscovered “Planet X.” Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z The people of Uranus, in Pulaski County, are divided on the issue. US town announces Uranus Examiner news 2018-09-14T04:00:00Z “No one laughs when I say Uranus,” NASA’s Green said. Science Says: A big space crash likely made Uranus lopsided 2018-12-21T05:00:00Z The Uranus Examiner — A bold new media venture that aims to "fill the void" in local news coverage. Making a splash: American town launches Uranus Examiner newspaper 2018-09-13T04:00:00Z After all, Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus were plowing through the same field of debris and dealing with similar gravitational interactions. Orbital Forensics Hint at Sun's Long-Lost Planet 2018-10-05T04:00:00Z When its mass and size were finally measured, it was found that Pluto could not possibly have exerted any measurable pull on either Uranus or Neptune. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z The Uranus Examiner publishers said this left a hole in the market. US town announces Uranus Examiner news 2018-09-14T04:00:00Z It’s also possible that the big object that knocked over Uranus is still lurking in the solar system too far for us to see, said Green. Science Says: A big space crash likely made Uranus lopsided 2018-12-21T05:00:00Z It was unclear if other titles – such as the Uranus Express, Bugle or Mirror – were considered. Making a splash: American town launches Uranus Examiner newspaper 2018-09-13T04:00:00Z Which brings us to the removal of Uranus or Neptune. Orbital Forensics Hint at Sun's Long-Lost Planet 2018-10-05T04:00:00Z The nine main rings were discovered in 1977 from observations made of a star as Uranus passed in front of it. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Now, the "city" of Uranus, which is a destination on I-44 in Pulaski County, is backing a weekly newspaper called "The Uranus Examiner" to fill the void. US town announces Uranus Examiner news 2018-09-14T04:00:00Z Uranus sits along historic Route 66 and is known for quirky attractions, including a fudge shop and the world’s largest belt buckle. Missouri town gets new newspaper, The Uranus Examiner 2018-09-13T04:00:00Z The Congressional City was silver and majestic in its orbit around Uranus, surrounded by an endless field of stars. The Congress 2018-09-11T04:00:00Z That same growth delay might have happened at Uranus and Neptune, but more study will be required to confirm the hypothesis. Why Was Jupiter's Rapid Growth Spurt Delayed for Millions of Years? 2018-08-29T04:00:00Z The Voyager team had to expose this image for a long time to get a glimpse of Uranus’ narrow dark rings. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z The Uranus Examiner is planning its first publication by late October. US town announces Uranus Examiner news 2018-09-14T04:00:00Z This basic architecture, as defined by the range of orbital periods and the ratio of the satellites’ masses to that of the planet, is pleasingly replicated for the systems of moons orbiting Saturn and Uranus. A Trillion Worlds 2018-07-18T04:00:00Z The realm of the giant planets — between Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune — is largely devoid of small objects. Astronomers discover 12 more moons of Jupiter, including an oddity 2018-07-17T04:00:00Z Researchers led by a team at Germany's Max Planck Institute for Astronomy found that the planet orbits about as far from its star as Uranus does from the Sun. Newborn planet pictured for first time 2018-07-02T04:00:00Z The Epsilon Ring encircles Uranus at a distance of 51,000 kilometers, about twice the radius of Uranus. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z The small town of Uranus is located on the famous Route 66 highway. US town announces Uranus Examiner news 2018-09-14T04:00:00Z In 2014, he and his colleagues found that even an Earth 2.0 with a slouch as low as Uranus’s could potentially support life — so long as the planet had a global ocean. Thursday’s Summer Solstice and the Search for Life in the Galaxy 2018-06-20T04:00:00Z Uranus, a gas giant planet, is the next largest planet, at 14.5 times Earth’s mass. Planet Nine from outer space: is there another world beyond Neptune? 2018-05-23T04:00:00Z Uranus jokes, as you already know if you are or have ever been 9, are the most reliable source of humor capital in the actual physical galaxy. Science proves that Uranus a big smelly producer of gas - Golf Digest 2018-04-24T04:00:00Z This ring probably contains as much mass as all of Uranus’ other ten rings combined; most of them are narrow ribbons less than 10 kilometers wide, just the reverse of the broad rings of Saturn. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z The spectroscopic measurements break infrared light from Uranus into its component wavelengths. Rotten egg gas found on planet Uranus 2018-04-23T04:00:00Z "This is all really important for understanding atmospheric dynamics, not just on Jupiter but on other gaseous planets like Saturn, Uranus and Neptune and also the exoplanets we're now discovering," he told BBC News. Jupiter's winds run deep into the planet 2018-03-08T05:00:00Z Hanging around the other giant planets—Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune—are darker, ragged rings that are quite unlike the bright, luxurious loops fastened around Saturn. Ringless Saturn? The Planet's Famous Feature May Be Surprisingly Young. 2018-01-08T05:00:00Z Researchers found this week that the upper atmosphere of Uranus is full of hydrogen sulfide, the malodorous gas that you might recognize from rotten eggs and/or your aging father. Science proves that Uranus a big smelly producer of gas - Golf Digest 2018-04-24T04:00:00Z In the case of Uranus, its ten small inner moons have a similar composition, suggesting that one or more moons might have broken up to make the rings. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Voyager 2 also offered shots of Uranus and Neptune. NASA nails test on Voyager spacecraft, 13 billion miles away 2017-12-04T05:00:00Z The best way to see Uranus, according to National Geographic, is by looking toward the southeast, where it will be close to the Pisces constellation. How to View Uranus Without a Telescope Tonight 2017-10-19T04:00:00Z This small object belongs to a population of asteroids called centaurs, which orbit between Saturn and Uranus. First Rings Found Circling Weird World Near Pluto 2017-10-11T04:00:00Z I know I don’t want to go to Uranus. Science proves that Uranus a big smelly producer of gas - Golf Digest 2018-04-24T04:00:00Z Being tilted from “straight up” is not at all unusual among celestial bodies; Uranus and Pluto are actually tilted so much that they orbit the Sun “on their side.” Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z The earliest feasible Uranus or Neptune launch windows don't open until the 2030s, The Planetary Society's Jason Davis noted in a recent piece. After Cassini's End at Saturn, Outer Planets Exploration Shifts to Jupiter 2017-09-19T04:00:00Z If you happen to find yourself suspended in the thick atmosphere of Uranus or Neptune, you’ll want to opt for a shield rather than an umbrella. Diamonds in the sky: Uranus isn’t the only planet in the universe raining treasures 2017-08-27T04:00:00Z Act like Uranus or ... well ... granted it can be hard to know the difference sometimes. Liverpool v Arsenal: Premier League – live! 2017-08-27T04:00:00Z I’m not especially interested in planting the American flag on Uranus. Science proves that Uranus a big smelly producer of gas - Golf Digest 2018-04-24T04:00:00Z For example, why do the planets Uranus and Pluto spin on their sides? Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z These waves were then driven through a block of polystyrene — a type of plastic composed of hydrogen and carbon, just like Uranus and Neptune's oceans. It rains solid diamonds on Uranus and Neptune 2017-08-25T04:00:00Z Forty years ago, robots were already regularly reconnoitering the inner solar system, but the outlands of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and beyond were largely undiscovered country. "The Farthest" Brings NASA's Voyager Missions Back to Earth 2017-08-25T04:00:00Z We hear about how the JPL-based team quietly worked to keep the options for Uranus and Neptune open, and invented clever interplanetary trajectories to save time and money and enable the encounters. Space science: Voyager at 40 : Nature : Nature Research 2017-08-22T04:00:00Z Because no human could survive the long and treacherous trip to Uranus. Science proves that Uranus a big smelly producer of gas - Golf Digest 2018-04-24T04:00:00Z This approach was used by John Couch Adams and Urbain Le Verrier to predict the position of Neptune from its perturbations of the orbit of Uranus and thus discover a new planet mathematically. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Consider this your daily reminder that the solar system is even more awesomely bonkers than you realized: On Uranus and Neptune, scientists forecast rain storms of solid diamonds. It rains solid diamonds on Uranus and Neptune 2017-08-25T04:00:00Z Voyager 2 plowed ahead to Uranus and then Neptune, delivering the first close-up images of these otherwise unexplored worlds. "The Farthest" Brings NASA's Voyager Missions Back to Earth 2017-08-25T04:00:00Z The film traces the probes' history from their fraught beginnings, when then-US president Richard Nixon authorized fly-bys of only Jupiter and Saturn, through later planetary encounters including Uranus and Neptune, and on towards interstellar space. Space science: Voyager at 40 : Nature : Nature Research 2017-08-22T04:00:00Z The Aug. 21 eclipse forms a triangle-shaped alignment with Uranus, which Miller said symbolizes innovation, and Saturn, which symbolizes stability. What Does the Solar Eclipse Mean for You? Astrologers Can't Seem to Agree 2017-08-19T04:00:00Z Saturn is 10 blocks from the Sun; Uranus, 20 blocks; and Neptune, 30 blocks. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z But Kraus and his colleagues believe that the diamonds that develop on Uranus and Neptune are probably bigger and longer-lasting. It rains solid diamonds on Uranus and Neptune 2017-08-25T04:00:00Z The new documentary “The Farthest — Voyager in Space” charts the many successes of NASA’s Voyager program to survey the planets Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune and points beyond. TV This Week, Aug. 20-26: 'Jackie,' 'Fences' and more 2017-08-18T04:00:00Z Farthest — Voyager in Space Documentary marks the 40th anniversary of NASA's Voyager space mission; the twin spacecraft visited Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune, transmitting revolutionary images and data. L.A. film openings, Aug. 11 2017-08-06T04:00:00Z The original receiver remains useless: one engineer’s simple oversight nearly doomed humankind’s lone visit to Uranus and Neptune. The Loyal Engineers Steering NASA’s Voyager Probes Across the Universe 2017-08-03T04:00:00Z Uranus and Neptune are much smaller than Jupiter and Saturn, but each also has a core of rock, metal, and ice. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Neptune and Uranus are 17 and 15 times the mass of Earth, respectively, and their oceans are crushed by pressures millions of times more intense than the air pressure at Earth's sea level. It rains solid diamonds on Uranus and Neptune 2017-08-25T04:00:00Z Pros: Everyone likes Uranus; plenty of room to store your bags on Uranus; fairways are nice and round on Uranus. Since we have to get off Earth soon, which of humanity's new planets will be best suited for golf? - Golf Digest 2017-06-24T04:00:00Z The team studied 20 different mission designs, ultimately settling on four different concepts: three Uranus missions and one to Neptune. It’s time to explore Uranus and Neptune again — and here's how NASA could do it 2017-06-16T04:00:00Z In the mid-19th century, Le Verrier noted some perturbations in the orbit of Uranus and predicted the existence of another, unknown planet exerting a gravitational pull. Opinion | Trump’s best chance at battling the Russia scandal 2017-06-01T04:00:00Z Uranus and Neptune were less efficient at attracting hydrogen and helium gas, so they have much smaller atmospheres in proportion to their cores. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Jan. 24: Voyager 2 begins transmitting images from Uranus. A growing competition: China and the U.S. space program, year by year 2017-05-11T04:00:00Z Cons: It’s pretty hard to play golf on Uranus; there aren’t enough holes on Uranus; difficult to just tap it in on Uranus; no, we are not above any of this. Since we have to get off Earth soon, which of humanity's new planets will be best suited for golf? - Golf Digest 2017-06-24T04:00:00Z The planets may also seem similar, but Neptune — the farthest of the two — puts off 10 times more energy than Uranus does, says Fortney. It’s time to explore Uranus and Neptune again — and here's how NASA could do it 2017-06-16T04:00:00Z The runt of the litter and ninth in line from the sun, Pluto was — for 75 years after its discovery — considered a peer of hefty Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus. Scientist leads effort to restore Pluto’s planetary stature 2017-03-17T04:00:00Z These four giant worlds—Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune—are the subjects of this chapter. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Both Voyagers launched in 1977, on missions to visit Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune. Hubble telescope maps Voyager probes' cosmic road trip 2017-01-05T05:00:00Z Were Uranus to move as fast as us, it would escape from the solar system entirely, its centrifugal thrust too large for the weakened inwards gravitational pull from the sun. Vera Rubin obituary 2017-01-01T05:00:00Z In 2011, the planetary science community — which meets every 10 years to propose needed space missions — said an Uranus mission was one of the top three priorities. It’s time to explore Uranus and Neptune again — and here's how NASA could do it 2017-06-16T04:00:00Z Uranus will appear opposite the sun in the sky and rises in the east after sunset in the constellation Pisces. A Meteor Shower and 8 More Can’t-Miss Sky Events in October 2016-10-01T04:00:00Z Uranus and Neptune are called “ice giants” because their interiors contain far more of the “ice” component than their larger cousins. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z The outer four—Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune—are gas giants, lacking a solid surface on which to land. The world is not enough 2016-09-28T04:00:00Z Late night on August 21 presents another observing challenge for people with binoculars, as the moon guides you to the green giant planet Uranus. This Week’s Night Sky: See Neptune in Aquarius 2016-08-15T04:00:00Z The focus on Uranus is mostly a matter of distance, says Fortney. It’s time to explore Uranus and Neptune again — and here's how NASA could do it 2017-06-16T04:00:00Z “We call this the energy crisis nowadays, because it’s been unresolved since the 1970s at Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune,” O’Donoghue says. Jupiter’s Red Spot Churns Out Air Hotter Than Lava 2016-07-27T04:00:00Z Uranus and Neptune have slightly longer rotation periods of about 17 hours, also determined from the rotation of their magnetic fields. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z The study of these objects also offers hints about the formation and migration of the gas giant planets: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. Astronomers Discover New Likely Dwarf Planet 2016-07-13T04:00:00Z Late on August 21, look for the moon to serve as a guide to finding the planet Uranus. This Week’s Night Sky: See Neptune in Aquarius 2016-08-15T04:00:00Z Plus, it would be quite some time before any such spacecraft would see Uranus or Neptune. It’s time to explore Uranus and Neptune again — and here's how NASA could do it 2017-06-16T04:00:00Z The moon will guide sky watchers to the faint, green disk of Uranus on July 29. This Week’s Night Sky: Watch Jupiter and Uranus Sparkle The strangest seasons of all are on Uranus, which has a spin axis tilted by 98° with respect to the north direction. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Prof de Pater wants to try similar observations at the gas giants Saturn and Uranus. Astronomers probe below Jupiter's cloud tops - BBC News 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z Glowing at magnitude 5, Uranus should be a fairly easy target to spot by sweeping your eyes to the east of the moon. This Week’s Night Sky: See Neptune in Aquarius 2016-08-15T04:00:00Z Another option is to observe how Uranus or Neptune oscillate when hit with light from the Sun. It’s time to explore Uranus and Neptune again — and here's how NASA could do it 2017-06-16T04:00:00Z Before dawn on June 29, the planet Uranus will shine near the moon. This Week’s Night Sky: Watch Jupiter and Uranus Sparkle The infrared camera on the Hubble Space Telescope took these false-color images of the planet Uranus, its ring system, and moons in 1997. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z The green glow of Uranus will be easier to see on June 1, with the moon acting as a guidepost. This Week’s Night Sky: See Saturn at Its Best 2016-05-31T04:00:00Z Initially it was thought to be roughly the mass of the Earth, owing to its presumed gravitational effect on Neptune and Uranus. 2006: a space oddity – the great Pluto debate 2016-05-01T04:00:00Z Uranus’ rings were discovered the same way—first by so-called “stellar eclipsing” in 1977 and then by Voyager 2. Miley Cyrus is Not Entirely Wrong About Her Tat 2016-04-29T04:00:00Z Although widely known as the sister of William Herschel who discovered the planet Uranus, Caroline was a significant astronomer in her own right. Caroline Herschel: cataloguer of stars gets her own Google doodle 2016-03-16T04:00:00Z We don’t know what caused Uranus to be tipped over like this, but one possibility is a collision with a large planetary body when our system was first forming. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Uranus will appear as a very faint green-hued star, barely visible to the naked eye under very dark sky conditions. This Week’s Night Sky: Solar Eclipse and Double Clusters In one famous case the science was right: the discovery of Neptune, first predicted from its gravitational pull on Uranus. Search narrows for Planet Nine along sprawling orbit of thousands of years 2016-02-23T05:00:00Z And so does Uranus and so does Neptune. Miley Cyrus is Not Entirely Wrong About Her Tat 2016-04-29T04:00:00Z The Alpha Centaurids, Jupiter’s moon Europa, and the planet Uranus will all be visible this week. This Week’s Night Sky: A Meteor Shower and Dancing Giant Worlds When Voyager 2 arrived at Uranus, its south pole was facing directly into the Sun. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z The moon and Uranus will appear only two degrees apart—equal to only four lunar disks. This Week’s Night Sky: Solar Eclipse and Double Clusters First, find Uranus shining at magnitude 6 in the constellation Pisces. This Week’s Night Sky: Moon and Planets Form Cosmic Triangle Surely you can see there must be a ninth planet, if only because of terrible irregularities in the behaviour of Uranus.” In need of an affordable home? Turn left at Pluto | Stewart Lee 2016-01-24T05:00:00Z After dark on Friday, February 12, look for the crescent moon to point the way to the seventh most distant planet from the sun, Uranus. This Week’s Night Sky: A Meteor Shower and Dancing Giant Worlds Uranus and Neptune are too small to reach internal pressures sufficient to liquefy hydrogen. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z The situation mimics what happened in the 19th century when careful observation of the seventh planet, Uranus, indicated that there must be another body in far-distant space influencing its orbit. New evidence suggests a ninth planet lurking at the edge of the solar system 2016-01-20T05:00:00Z And Neptune was originally detected in a similar fashion — by researching observing anomalies in the movement of Uranus. Our solar system may have a ninth planet after all — but not all evidence is in 2016-01-20T05:00:00Z Claims of Planet Nine’s existence recall a period in the nineteenth century when astronomers predicted and then discovered Neptune by studying tiny perturbations in the orbit of Uranus. Evidence grows for giant planet on fringes of Solar System 2016-01-19T05:00:00Z The third largest planet in our Solar System, Uranus was discovered in 1781 by the astronomer William Herschel - but its faint rings were only spotted in 1977. Striking views of our Solar System - BBC News 2016-01-13T05:00:00Z However, most of the mass of Uranus and Neptune resides in these cores, demonstrating that the two outer planets were unable to attract massive quantities of hydrogen and helium when they were first forming. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Their orbits cross those of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune, whose gravity fields occasionally deflect a comet towards Earth – once about every 40,000 to 100,000 years. Risk of comet hitting Earth as bad as asteroids or worse, say researchers 2015-12-22T05:00:00Z Finding the distant planet Uranus with binoculars will be made easier thanks to a lineup with the moon and a star just visible to the naked eye in Saturday's evening sky. This Week’s Night Sky: Meteors, Comet, and a Snow Globe 2015-12-14T05:00:00Z The gravity of some unseen body must be tugging on Uranus, they said — and they were right. Evidence grows for giant planet on fringes of Solar System 2016-01-19T05:00:00Z On Sunday evening, use binoculars to hunt down the tiny green disk of Uranus near the waxing moon. This Week’s Night Sky: A Lion Makes a Meteoric Roar 2015-11-16T05:00:00Z Neptune has a small internal energy source, while Uranus does not emit a measurable amount of internal heat. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Modeling work suggests that the solar system's four biggest planets—Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune—migrated significantly in the solar system's early days. Building Blocks of Life Follow Comet Lovejoy 2015-10-26T04:00:00Z In contrast it would not be possible to see a grouping of Uranus, Neptune and Saturn without equipment. Venus, Jupiter and Mars line up for skyline spectacle - BBC News 2015-10-26T04:00:00Z First, the planet Uranus is just past opposition, so it is visible all night long. How to See Uranus, Mercury, Jupiter and Mars 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z The new program will study the planet's solar system annually, starting with Jupiter and then moving to Uranus, Neptune, and Saturn. NASA shows off new 4K views of Jupiter 2015-10-13T04:00:00Z The outer solar system contains the four giant planets: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Uranus will appear as a tiny, blue-green tinged disk. This Week’s Night Sky: Ghostly Lights, Celestial Triangles 2015-10-12T04:00:00Z Uranus reached opposition just last week, so it will still be offering up its best views for the year. This Week's Night Sky: Moon Hits a Bull’s Eye 2015-09-28T04:00:00Z Look at the chart in this guide and you will see how to spot Uranus using an easy bit of star-hopping. How to See Uranus, Mercury, Jupiter and Mars 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z Too large and the atmosphere becomes thick and "puffy," says Cowan, with potential to become a freezing giant like Neptune and Uranus. Is Earth as Special as We Think? 2015-09-07T04:00:00Z What is the consequence of Uranus’ spin axis being 98° away from perpendicular to its orbital plane? Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Uranus will shine with a distinct greenish tint. This Week's Night Sky: Best Time to Spot Distant Neptune 2015-08-31T04:00:00Z Fresh from its showing in the super blood moon total eclipse, the moon lines up with Uranus, Orion, and the eye of the constellation Taurus. This Week's Night Sky: Moon Hits a Bull’s Eye 2015-09-28T04:00:00Z Follow the lower chain of stars to the right under the square of Pegasus to find Uranus. How to See Uranus, Mercury, Jupiter and Mars 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z Their ice giant siblings, Uranus and Neptune, have received much less attention over the course of our explorations of the planets. NASA’s Next Horizon in Space 2015-08-28T04:00:00Z Lowell and his contemporaries based their calculations primarily on tiny unexplained irregularities in the motion of Uranus. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Depending on the starting conditions, the team's simulations generally yielded between one and four gas-giant planets, similar to Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. Small rocks build big planets 2015-08-18T04:00:00Z Judging by the constellations, he estimated that they were about halfway between Saturn and Uranus. The shoulder of Orion : Nature : Nature Publishing Group 2015-07-28T04:00:00Z The next week or two is a case in point, with Uranus, Mercury, Jupiter and Mars are making notable appearances in the night sky. How to See Uranus, Mercury, Jupiter and Mars 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z Of the two planets, interest in Uranus was greater. NASA’s Next Horizon in Space 2015-08-28T04:00:00Z Astronomers are now convinced that the reported small anomalies in the motions of Uranus are not, and never were, real. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Space engineers then turned to the outer solar system and its giant planets, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. Search for life switches to remote outer reaches of space 2015-07-18T04:00:00Z NASA's Voyager 2 spacecraft took this picture of Uranus as it flew by in 1986. Relive First Glimpses of the Planets With These 9 Pictures 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z In the predawn sky, Mercury appears about twice the angular diameter of Uranus, so will look like a tiny half-moon that is 8 arc seconds across in a large telescope. How to See Uranus, Mercury, Jupiter and Mars 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z “This morning, the United States became the first country to reach Pluto — and the first country to explore the entire classical solar system: Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto.” Inside the Beltway: Trust but verify — or else 2015-07-14T04:00:00Z In general, Saturn’s narrow rings resemble the rings of Uranus and Neptune. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z The probe found 11 new moons orbiting Uranus, while the planet was shown to possess powerful magnetic fields. Search for life switches to remote outer reaches of space 2015-07-18T04:00:00Z NASA's Voyager 2 spacecraft took this picture of Uranus as it flew by in 1986. Relive First Glimpses of the Planets With These 9 Pictures 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z New Horizons completes a half-century reconnaissance of all nine planets in our solar system, with some—Uranus and Neptune—getting just one visit each, while others got many. Why the Pluto Encounter Means More Than You Think 2015-07-14T04:00:00Z Those were the waning days of the Voyager spacecrafts’ encounters with Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune, and scientists were hungry for the next world in the lineup. Spacecraft Meets Pluto, Giving Last 'First Look' in Solar System 2015-07-14T04:00:00Z Chiron orbits the Sun every 50 years, with its closest approach being inside the orbit of Saturn and its farthest approach out to the orbit of Uranus. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Meanwhile, New Horizons was headed beyond Jupiter to the orbits of Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. For one of its developers, the New Horizons probe crosses eras on Earth 2015-07-12T04:00:00Z NASA's Voyager 2 spacecraft took this picture of Uranus as it flew by in 1986. Relive First Glimpses of the Planets With These 9 Pictures 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z The second zone is dominated by the gas giants, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. Nasa's New Horizons probe in final countdown to Pluto flyby 2015-07-10T04:00:00Z But then it veered off, and Voyager 2 went on alone to explore Uranus as well, and then Neptune, at the outer edge of the solar system. The Path to Pluto 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z Skies appear busy this week with the moon pointing to Uranus and the Bull’s eye and Pluto hitting prime time in both sky and space exploration. This Week's Night Sky: Pluto Presents an Observing Challenge 2015-07-06T04:00:00Z Because Pluto is tipped onto its side, similar to Uranus, New Horizons has a steady gaze on one of its polar regions, which appears in the images to be consistently brighter than other areas. NASA spacecraft spots possible ice cap on Pluto 2015-04-30T04:00:00Z But then the stream of missions to the outer planets—namely Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune—turns into a trickle. The worlds beyond 2015-04-01T04:00:00Z No spacecraft are planned to investigate Uranus or Neptune, which were visited only once each, by Voyager 2 in the 1980s. Our waning interest in exploring the solar system 2015-02-09T05:00:00Z “It’s the same indirect way the rings of Uranus were discovered in 1977,” he says. A Super Saturn with Super Rings 2015-01-26T05:00:00Z Look for the moon parked next to Uranus in the early morning hours of July 9. This Week's Night Sky: Pluto Presents an Observing Challenge 2015-07-06T04:00:00Z The existence of a planet beyond Neptune was first hypothesized in the early 20th century after scientists noticed what they thought were disturbances in the orbits of Neptune and Uranus. NASA's New Horizons spacecraft zooms in on Pluto 2015-01-25T05:00:00Z We've been to all the others, even the distant Uranus and Neptune, which we encountered with Voyager 2 in the late 1980s. 'Planet' Pluto comes into view 2015-01-09T05:00:00Z Your intuition grows stronger over the next seven months with Uranus direct. Astrological Forecasts for 12/21/2014 2014-12-20T05:00:00Z By analyzing their rotation rates he discovered that some southern latitudes of Uranus rotate as much as 15% faster as their northern-latitude counterparts. Video: Gas giant spins a surprise 2014-11-11T05:00:00Z Voyager 2 and its twin, Voyager 1, were launched in 1977 to take advantage of a rare once-in-175-year alignment of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune to tour the outer solar system. Bound for Pluto, Carrying Memories of Triton 2014-11-05T05:00:00Z She also mused about climate change, the cause of earthquakes and the existence of planets beyond Uranus. In retrospect: On the Connexion of the Physical Sciences : Nature : Nature Publishing Group 2014-10-21T04:00:00Z This year and next, it will point at the Solar System ice giants Neptune and Uranus, hoping to learn more about their internal structures by observing the flickers of seismic vibrations. Sun’s stroke keeps Kepler online 2014-10-20T04:00:00Z A barrier to advancement fades with Uranus direct. Astrological Forecasts for 12/21/2014 2014-12-20T05:00:00Z They have seen evidence that points to a long-ago violent reshuffling of the orbits of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune—and maybe even to the existence of a lost fifth giant planet. Kuiper Belt Missions Could Reveal the Solar System’s Origins 2014-10-15T04:00:00Z Voyager 2 kept going past Uranus and Neptune before looping outward past Triton. Bound for Pluto, Carrying Memories of Triton 2014-11-05T05:00:00Z And suddenly, far-off Uranus and its retinue of moons didn’t seem so important any more. The Mystery of the Solar System's Weirdest Moon, Explained 2014-09-21T04:00:00Z “You’d have to go to Uranus to get my blood type. Try anything else and I’d die and come back as a butterfly.” Many Veterans Adapt to a Strange World, One With Walls 2014-09-20T04:00:00Z Pour your passion and talent into your work, now that Uranus stations direct. Astrological Forecasts for 12/21/2014 2014-12-20T05:00:00Z Malhotra and several of her colleagues argued that gravitational interactions between these tightly bunched planets and the primordial gaggle of KBOs pushed Saturn, Uranus and Neptune outward. Kuiper Belt Missions Could Reveal the Solar System’s Origins 2014-10-15T04:00:00Z Uranium, element 92, is named after the planet Uranus. The scary element that saved the crew of Apollo 13 2014-09-19T04:00:00Z Unfortunately, while scientists are contemplating return missions to Jupiter and Saturn, nobody’s got plans to revisit Uranus. The Mystery of the Solar System's Weirdest Moon, Explained 2014-09-21T04:00:00Z Outbursts of invention, rebellion and brilliance erupt over the next five months with Uranus retrograde. Astrological Forecasts for 07/21/2014 2014-07-20T04:00:00Z Career losses turn into gains, with Uranus direct. Astrological Forecasts for 12/21/2014 2014-12-20T05:00:00Z English would surely not be terribly harmed if, in addition to "oxt", people also invented quicker ways to say "three orbits of Uranus ago" or "in exactly the time it takes to speak this sentence". What are you doing oxt weekend? 2014-07-20T04:00:00Z Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars are known collectively as the rocky planets, in contrast the Solar System’s gas giants—Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. What's the Solar System's Weirdest Planet? 2014-07-07T04:00:00Z But Miranda’s orbit is unusually tilted with respect to Uranus’ equator—its “inclination,” as astronomers call it, is about ten times greater than that of the planet’s other major moons. The Mystery of the Solar System's Weirdest Moon, Explained 2014-09-21T04:00:00Z Surges of independence arise at home, with Uranus retrograde. Astrological Forecasts for 07/21/2014 2014-07-20T04:00:00Z There's less confusion in group settings now that Uranus is direct. 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