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Uranus and Neptune have a similar mass but marked differences. A new paper proposes a theory why: Because of different impact events during their formation.
Most people are taught that the name of the tilted planet sounds like "your-anus," a pronunciation sure to elicit snickers. It seems particularly humorous when you discuss the methane composition of Uranus, or you want to talk about how hot Uranus is. (You know you smiled a little.) Acco...
Unlike all the other planets, which spin roughly “upright” with their spin axes at close to right angles to their orbits around the sun, Uranus is tilted by almost a right angle. So in its summer, the north pole points almost directly towards the sun.
In the past year, we’ve also shown how supermassive black holes can help to measure the expansion of the early universe; how our Milky Way is on a catastrophic collision course with a neighboring galaxy; and whyUranusis tilted on its side. ...
However, instead of being oriented up and down, it is tilted at the same angle as the Earth's axis of rotation. The equatorial mount comes in two varieties: German equatorial mount - shaped like a "T." The long axis of the "T" is aligned with the Earth's pole. Fork mount - a ...
Another interesting thing about Saturn is the fact that its axis is tilted off the plane of the ecliptic. Essentially, its orbit is inclined 2.48° relative to the orbital plane of the Earth. Its axis is also tilted by 26.73° relative to the ecliptic of the Sun, which is similar to Ear...
However, instead of being oriented up and down, it is tilted at the same angle as the Earth's axis of rotation. The equatorial mount comes in two varieties: German equatorial mount - shaped like a "T." The long axis of the "T" is aligned with the Earth's pole. Fork mount - a ...
Mars also has a seasonal cycle that is similar to that of Earth’s. This is due in part to the fact that Mars also has a tilted axis, which is inclined 25.19° to its orbital plane (compared to Earth’s axial tilt of approx. 23.44°). It’s also due to Mars orbital eccentricity,...
The periodic signal of Saturn's magnetic field does not fit simple models for planetary magnetic fields. Giampieri explains "Saturn's periodic magnetic field differs from that found at Jupiter, which can be modelled as a dipole field tilted with respect to the rotation axis." This study opens...