Month: July 2025

URANUS’ WIND SPEEDS – High-speed winds reaching up to 900 km/h have been observed in Uranus’ upper atmosphere.

RETROGRADE ROTATION – Uranus spins in a direction opposite to most planets, possibly due to a massive past collision.

URANUS’ CORE – Believed to be small and rocky, surrounded by a mantle of ices and a gaseous atmosphere.

COLDEST PLANET – Uranus has the coldest measured temperatures in the solar system, reaching -224°C.

CLOUD BANDS – Subtle atmospheric bands have been detected on Uranus, though less pronounced than on Jupiter or Saturn.

EXTREME SEASONS – Due to its sideways tilt, Uranus experiences 42-year-long seasons.

VOYAGER 2 FLYBY – The only spacecraft to visit Uranus, conducting a flyby in 1986.

UMBRIEL – A dark and heavily cratered moon of Uranus.

TITANIA – The largest moon of Uranus, possibly harboring a subsurface ocean.

OBERON – A large moon of Uranus known for its cratered and darkened surface.