Its spin axis is tilted by a whopping 98 degrees, meaning it essentially spins on its side. No other planet has anywhere near such a tilt. Jupiter is tilted by 3 degrees, for example, and Earth by ...

Astronomers have discovered that the "dark sides" of Uranus' largest moons aren't where they originally thought — and in some cases are on the complete opposite sides of the icy satellites than ...

Uranus lies and rotates on its side, leaving its magnetic field tilted 60 degrees from its axis. As a result, the magnetic field ‘tumbles’ asymmetrically relative to the solar wind.

The moons that orbit Uranus are already known to have unusual characteristics: some are heavily cratered, others have ...

Although Uranus is visible to the naked eye, it was long mistaken as a star because of the planet's dimness and slow orbit. The planet is also notable for its dramatic tilt, which causes its axis ...

The most common suggestion for why the planet is tilted 98 degrees on its axis is that it was struck by a series of large impacts early in the Solar System’s ... Uranus’ higher tilt is different.

On Earth, the magnetic field is symmetric and nearly parallel to the geographical equator.In contrast, on Uranus, it is highly asymmetric, with the magnetic axis tilted nearly 60 degrees from the ...

This makes calculating the length of a Uranian day hard enough, but it's further complicated by Uranus being tilted at 98 degrees on its axis, so it's essentially rolling on its side, with the ...

The tilted planet is home to unpredictable aurorae. This image of Uranus’ aurorae was taken by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope on 10 October 2022.

The new explanation for Uranus' axial tilt invokes a distant, massive mystery satellite, but it's not Planet 9 ... Jupiter's spin axis tilted seemingly by itself.

However, when this happens, Uranus behavior stabilizes and its spin become locked at this highly unusual, tilted angle. Tellingly, Uranus today does not have a big satellite, unlike Neptune, which ...