Uranus emitting X-rays: Scientists probe mystery around Ice Giant planet
Uranus emitting X-rays: Scientists probe mystery around Ice Giant planet
A new study has led scientists to believe that Uranus is emitting X-rays like other ringed planets Jupiter and Saturn. This is interesting because Uranus is the only planet that spins sideways, says NASA.
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Uranus captured by NASA s Chandra X-ray Observatory (Photo Credits: solarsystem.nasa.gov)
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Discovered in 1781, Uranus was the first planet found using a telescope
Four times the size of Earth, Ice Giant planet Uranus has 27 moons
Uranus, the seventh planet from the sun is reflecting X-rays, says a new study by scientists. This is the first time astronomers have detected X-rays from Uranus, which is also known as the sideways planet because it rotates on its side, unlike any other planet in our solar system.