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Latest about Uranus

By Nola Taylor Tillman published 28 February 18

Uranus is the smallest of the gas giants in the outer solar system.

By Nola Taylor Tillman published 28 February 18

The distance to Uranus from Earth is more than a billion miles.

By Nola Taylor Tillman published 28 February 18

Discovered in 1781, the seventh planet was destined to cause snickers whenever someone says its name.

By Nola Taylor Tillman published 28 February 18

Uranus is one of two ice giants in the outer solar system.

By Nola Taylor Tillman published 28 February 18

The blue color of Uranus is caused by methane.

By Charles Q. Choi published 18 December 17

The giant impact from an Earth-size rock that knocked Uranus sideways may have also helped create the tilted planet's moons, a new study finds.

By Hanneke Weitering published 8 July 17

By Sarah Lewin published 21 October 16

Weird waves in Uranus' rings suggest there might be two tiny, unknown moonlets orbiting there.

By Nola Taylor Tillman published 28 June 16

By Elizabeth Howell published 15 March 16

Explore a few of our favorite facts about this oddball planet in the outer solar system.