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Astronomers have used telescope data to color-correct Voyager 2 images of Neptune and Uranus, revealing that the planets have a similar greenish blue hue.
The pronunciation of the name Uranus preferred among astronomers is / ˈ jʊər ə n ə s / YOOR-ə-nəs, [1] with the long "u" of English and stress on the first syllable as in Latin Uranus, in contrast to / j ʊ ˈ r eɪ n ə s / yoo-RAY-nəs, with stress on the second syllable and a long a, though both are considered acceptable. [g]
NASA has just released new images of Uranus. Captured by JWST, the images show incredible details of the planet and its surrounding rings and moons. The James Webb Telescope Just Took a Truly ...
Uranus is surrounded by rings and moons in the new Webb image. The central bright feature on the planet is Uranus' seasonal north polar cap. - NASA/ESA/CSA/ STScI
Retrograde irregular satellites of Uranus. Ferdinand is the most distant known satellite of Uranus. It follows a retrograde, modestly inclined but highly eccentric orbit. The diagram illustrates the orbital parameters of the retrograde irregular satellites of Uranus (in polar co-ordinates) with the eccentricity of the orbits represented by the segments extending from the pericentre to the ...
Umbriel, along with another Uranian satellite, Ariel, was discovered by William Lassell on October 24, 1851. [10] [11] [12] Although William Herschel, the discoverer of Titania and Oberon, claimed at the end of the 18th century that he had observed four additional moons of Uranus, [13] his observations were not confirmed and those four objects are now thought to be spurious.
True-color image of Uranus by Voyager 2. The atmosphere of Uranus is composed primarily of hydrogen and helium. At depth, it is significantly enriched in volatiles (dubbed "ices") such as water, ammonia, and methane. The opposite is true for the upper atmosphere, which contains very few gases heavier than hydrogen and helium due to its low ...
Uranus 4.9° East March 4, 2005 03:31:36 Venus 41' south of Uranus 6.6° West March 28, 2005 22:31:53 Mercury 4°49' north of Venus 1.5° West April 13, 2005 00:26:23 Mars 1°15' south of Neptune 66.0° West May 14, 2005 20:24:10 Mars 1°11' south of Uranus 73.8° West June 19, 2005 21:22:52 Venus 1°18' north of Saturn 22.8° East June 26, 2005