Uranus

NASA scientists have made the first observation of a polar cyclone on Uranus. Using radio antenna dishes of the Very Large Array in New Mexico, they were able to peer below the methane clouds and determine there is circulating air at the planet's north pole that is warm and dry. These images were generated using the microwave observations – from left, in wavelength bands K, Ka, and Q. The average brightness was removed to enhance the contrast, and three different color maps were used to highlight various features. The cyclone is visible at the north pole, seen as a light-colored dot right of center in each image of Uranus. The observations used to generate these images were made in October 2021.

First Observation of a Polar Cyclone on Uranus

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NASA scientists used microwave observations to spot the first polar cyclone on Uranus, seen in images as a light-colored dot to the right of center in each image of the planet. The images use waveleng...

Uranus in X-ray (2002). Credit: NASA/CXO/University College London/W. Dunn et al. Optical by W.M. Keck Observatory (2004). 360 on History

Video l Uranus – A Planet Tilted And It’s Emitting X-rays

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When you look at images of planets in our solar system, they all seem to follow a certain design. The rocky ones are round with a few moons, while the gas giants and the ice giants have rings. But one...

Voyager 2 image of Uranus in natural colour. Credit: NASA

Podcast Episode 33 l Uranus: A Planet Tilted And It’s Emitting X-rays

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Podcast on Uranus a planet that is tilted sideways and a new study reveals that it is also emitting X-rays based on Chandra Telescope data.