EARTH is set to have three unexpectedly shorter than average days in the coming weeks – and it’s taken scientists by surprise ...

The research has also shed light on the planet’s seasons. Unlike all of the other planets in the Solar System, Uranus’ axis of rotation is almost parallel to its orbital plane.

The research has also shed light on the planet’s seasons. Unlike all of the other planets in the solar system, Uranus’ axis of rotation is almost parallel to its orbital plane.

This image of Uranus’ aurorae was taken by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope on 10 October 2022. These observations were made by the Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph (STIS) and includes both ...

By using a new technique, they found that Uranus completes a full rotation in 17 hours, 14 minutes and 52 seconds. That’s 28 seconds longer than the previous estimate in 1986.

(CNN) – An international team of astronauts has discovered new measurements of how long a day is on Uranus. The team used the Hubble Space Telescope to track the planet’s rotation period. By using a ...