Whirling winds and churning clouds in the atmosphere of Uranus formed a dark feature large enough to span two-thirds of the United States. Astronomers used the Hubble Space Telescope to take the first definitive images of this dark spot on Uranus in 2006. The elongated feature measures 1,100 miles by 1,900 miles (1,700 kilometers by 3,000 kilometers). For more information, visit: hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2006/news-2006-47.html Credit: NASA, ESA, L. Sromovsky and P. Fry…

Researchers at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, looking at old data from Voyager 2, have found evidence that plasmoids are slowly causing Uranus' atmosphere to leak into space.

The seventh planet from the Sun with the third largest diameter in our solar system, Uranus is very cold and windy. Uranus Poster Back and Orbit Diagram Optional back with a brief summary and orbit diagram. [...] From "Solar System and Beyond Poster Set" (NASA Science - Solar System Exploration) #nasa #poster #astronomy #solarsystem #uranus #planet #galaxy

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On the night 175 years ago on Sept. 23-24, 1846, astronomers discovered Neptune, the eighth planet orbiting our Sun.

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