Overview | Uranus – NASA Solar System Exploration

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10 Need-to-Know Things About Uranus. Huge. Uranus is about four times wider than Earth. If Earth were a large apple, Uranus would be the size of a basketball. Seventh Wanderer. Short-ish Day, Longish Year. Ice Giant. Gassy. Uranus has an …

All About Uranus | NASA Space Place – NASA Science for Kids

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Uranus | Facts, Moons, & Rings | Britannica

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Uranus is named for the personification of heaven and the son and husband of Gaea in Greek mythology. It was discovered in 1781 with the aid of a telescope, the first planet to be found that had not been recognized in …

Planet Uranus facts and information - Science

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Uranus was the first of three planets in our solar system discovered thanks to the invention of the telescope. In March 1781 British astronomer Sir William Herschel spotted the glinting object in ...

Uranus - Wikipedia

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Uranus is the seventh planet from the Sun. It is named after Greek sky deity Uranus , who in Greek mythology is the father of Cronus , a grandfather of Zeus and great-grandfather of Ares . Uranus has the third-largest …

Uranus: Facts about the sideways ice giant | Live Science

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Like its neighbor Neptune, Uranus is known as an ice giant, meaning 80% or more of the planet's mass is a hot dense fluid composed of icy materials including …

Why did it take so long to discover Uranus? - NASA

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Uranus leads the way to the discovery of Neptune. The discovery of Uranus played a big role in the discovery of the planet farthest from the Sun—Neptune. Ever since Uranus was discovered, …

Uranus | Myth & Summary | Britannica

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Uranus, in Greek mythology, the personification of heaven. According to Hesiod’s Theogony, Gaea (Earth), emerging from primeval Chaos, produced Uranus, the …

Uranus: The Planet on a Very Tilted Axis | HowStuffWorks

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However, Uranus — uniquely — was named after a Greek god. In the religion of ancient Greece, Uranus was revered as the primordial god of the sky. He had a son named Cronos and a (more famous) …