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

    Sep 25, 2025 · Uranus is an ice giant (instead of a gas giant). It is mostly made of flowing icy materials above a solid core. Uranus has a thick atmosphere made of methane, hydrogen, and helium. Uranus …

  2. Uranus - Wikipedia

    Uranus is the seventh planet from the Sun. It is a gaseous cyan -coloured ice giant. Most of the planet is made of water, ammonia, and methane in a supercritical phase of matter, which astronomy calls …

  3. Uranus | Facts, Moons, & Rings | Britannica

    Jan 2, 2026 · Uranus, seventh planet in distance from the Sun and the least massive of the solar system’s four giant, or Jovian, planets. Uranus has more than two dozen moons, five of which …

  4. Uranus Facts | What Is Uranus Made Of - Star Walk

    6 days ago · What is Uranus? Learn facts about its size, rings, moons, rotation, and cold atmosphere. Also, explore Uranus’ upcoming events!

  5. Planet Uranus facts and information | National Geographic

    Uranus, the seventh planet from the sun, may initially look like a bland, blue-green ball. But there's a lot to love about the icy giant, from its 13 rings to its 27 known moons to the fact that...

  6. Uranus 101 - Education

    Uranus is a planet beyond convention. Find out why it boasts the coldest temperatures in the solar system, what phenomena caused the unique tilt of its axis, and the curious origin of the planet's name.

  7. Uranus: Facts about the sideways ice giant - Live Science

    May 13, 2022 · Uranus, the seventh planet from the sun, was the first planet to be discovered using a telescope. It is an odd world that tilts over on one side, with thin rings and dozens of moons.

  8. 12 Incredible Facts About Uranus - Little Astronomy

    Nov 13, 2025 · Discover 12 incredible facts about Uranus — the icy, sideways-tilted giant of our solar system. This hub highlights surprising details about Uranus'

  9. Uranus, the sideways planet - The Planetary Society

    Uranus lies 20 times further from the sun than Earth. At this distance, the disk of gas and dust that formed our solar system 4.5 billion years ago was probably too thin to form Uranus. Like Neptune, …

  10. Uranus - National Air and Space Museum

    Uranus is an ice giant. An ice giant is a giant planet that is made up of a thick soup of water, methane, and ammonia which scientists refer to as "ices." Uranus’s core is rocky, and its mantle is made up of …