Showing posts with label Uranus. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Uranus. Show all posts

Wednesday, May 22, 2024

Exploring Planet Uranus - YouTube - NASA Goddard - planetary science

The first,and so far only,space probe to visit Uranus was Voyager 2 in 1986.It discovered 10 new moons,a faint ring system and a complex magnetosphere.Further observations were made by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope,which imaged the seasons on Uranus.Further observations will be made by the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope.Ground based observatories have observed massive storms on Uranus,an ice giant planet,that last for months or even years.

Saturday, September 2, 2023

Why is Uranus On Its Side? | The Planets | Earth Lab - planetary science

Friday, April 7, 2023

Uranus in 4K! James Webb Space Telescope sees the planet, its rings and moons - planetary science

Tuesday, March 7, 2023

Chandra discovers X-rays from Uranus - planetary science

Chandra discovers X-rays from Uranus: The strange planet that rotates on its side just got weirder - scientists have detected X-rays coming from Uranus, but aren't sure what's causing them. The Chandra X-ray Observatory was launched by Space Shuttle Columbia in 1999 and continues its mission to this day.