Aurora
Tuning into the cosmos…
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Tuning into the cosmos…
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An ice giant that rotates on its side — likely knocked over by a giant impact — so its poles take turns facing the Sun through an 84-year orbit. It has faint rings and a family of moons named for Shakespearean characters.
At a glance
Why it's fascinating
A Uranus Orbiter and Probe is the top large mission recommended by the planetary science community for the coming decade.
Several of Uranus's moons may hide subsurface oceans, reshaping where we look for habitability.
No spacecraft has orbited Uranus — everything we have comes from Voyager 2's single 1986 flyby and telescopes like JWST.
Moons
Uranus has 28 known moons, including Titania, Oberon, Miranda and Ariel.
All named moons · 27 listed
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