Uranus
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![Bright Clouds on Uranus](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9zdZkTiamwrZ8f5jtAzHqn-320-80.jpg)
Uranus' Atmosphere: Layers of Icy Clouds
By Nola Taylor Tillman published
The blue color of Uranus is caused by methane.
![uranus](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zKBxk6VAB5QSYfrPoKSLG5-320-80.jpg)
Cosmic Crash That Knocked Uranus Sideways Also Made Its Moons
By Charles Q. Choi published
The giant impact from an Earth-size rock that knocked Uranus sideways may have also helped create the tilted planet's moons, a new study finds.
![Infrared images of Uranus](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/peejcDPxSoDYxYtFTKqXv7-320-80.jpg)
Strange Waves Hint at Hidden Moons of Uranus
By Sarah Lewin published
Weird waves in Uranus' rings suggest there might be two tiny, unknown moonlets orbiting there.
![uranus, voyager](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/78Tynurw8EuWEpqi4sgvGg-320-80.jpg)
Top 5 Weird Facts About Mysterious Uranus: Photos
By Elizabeth Howell published
Explore a few of our favorite facts about this oddball planet in the outer solar system.
![Full Sunlit Hemisphere of Uranus](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/N97mzd6a3znvDaMDDXE6a8-320-80.jpg)
Hunting Uranus, the Solar System's Azure Ice Giant
By Mark Thompson published
Often overlooked, Uranus, one of the solar system's "ice giants," can prove a challenging, but worthwhile target for amateur astronomers this month.
![The planet Uranus will be at opposition on Oct. 11, 2015. This Starry Night Software sky map shows the location of Uranus, as well as Neptune, at midnight on Sunday, Oct. 11, 2015 as seen in the southern sky from mid-northern latitudes.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/yc8e9kxptzi2Dj9fiLdYLJ-320-80.jpg)
For Stargazers' Delight, Uranus and Neptune: The Most Distant Planets
By Joe Rao published
It's officially autumn, and time once again to seek out the two most distant planets of our solar system, Uranus and Neptune.
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