Amazing Facts About Uranus. | Hashem Al-Ghaili

#VantageOnFirstpost: New research challenges decades-old findings about Uranus, suggesting the ice giant and its moons may be more active than previously thought. In 1986, NASA’s Voyager 2 paid the first and only visit to Uranus and it claimed that the planet and its moons were “dead”. But new research disputes that, claiming that the study made a crucial mistake. So why did NASA get it wrong? Could Uranus’ moons harbor oceans and even support life? The latest study offers intriguing new possibi

We're always talking about Mars, but are you ready for a trip to Uranus? 🚀✨ While the distance between Earth and this ice giant changes daily, at its closest, the planet (and its 28 Moons) are 1.6 billion miles from us. Uranus has only been visited once by Voyager 2 in 1986 but on April 7, a stellar occultation gave planetary scientists a chance to gather important data about how the middle atmosphere of Uranus' works. That information could help enable future exploration efforts to the planet.