CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - A day at Uranus just got a little longer. Scientists reported Monday that observations by the Hubble Space Telescope have confirmed it takes Uranus 17 hours, 14 minutes and ...

This approach can now be used to determine the rotation rate of any celestial object with a magnetic field and auroras — including exoplanets. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn ...

An international team of astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have made new measurements of Uranus' interior rotation rate with a novel technique, achieving a level of accuracy 1,000 ...

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Uranus is the only planet in our solar system that rotates sideways. It has an axial tilt of about 98 degrees, which means it appears to roll around the Sun instead of spinning upright like Earth or ...

Uranus just got a little more time on its hands. A fresh analysis of a decade's worth of Hubble Space Telescope observations shows Uranus takes 17 hours, 14 minutes and 52 seconds to complete a full ...