One hypothesis suggests that a long time ago, Uranus collided with another massive protoplanet, altering its rotational axis.

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However, this is just the average time that it takes for our planet to complete one rotation on its axis based on the ... Meanwhile, Uranus turns nearly 1.75 times slower than Jupiter, taking ...

Uranus is tilted almost completely on its side, placing its rotation on nearly the same plane as the planet's orbit around the sun, which lasts a staggering 84 years.

A new study that modeled Uranus ... its orbit of the Sun. Its magnetosphere, which is the bubble-like shield surrounding the planet is rotated approximately 60 degrees off of its rotational axis.

The newly enhanced image shows details of the planet's seasonal "cloud cap" that swirls over its north pole. Scientists said the polar cap becomes "more prominent" when Uranus tilts toward the sun ...

A day on Uranus is 17.25 Earth hours long. This is how long it takes Uranus to complete a single rotation on its axis. This means that Uranus has shorter days than on Earth but much longer years.

Since he returned from his doctorate in France, in 1982, the Brazilian astronomer has been continuously registering the celestial revolutions of Uranus and its five largest moons ... in the Solar ...

Earth's rotation on its axis creates the illusion of the sun rising ... While most celestial objects appear to move westward, Venus, Uranus, and Pluto exhibit retrograde motion.