Uranus is a strange world in the solar system that spins on its side. A new probe that will visit Uranus in the coming decades could unlock even more secrets about this peculiar planet.

So Uranus is the grandfather of Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades. If the original stories about these primordial gods included much character development, those stories have been lost to time.

If you think Earth’s seasons are extreme, Uranus takes it to another level! Because it spins on its side, each pole experiences 42 years of continuous sunlight, followed by 42 years of darkness ...

A new study by experts from Nasa and the University of Oxford suggests that Uranus gives out more heat than it receives from the Sun.