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

Voyager 2 image of Uranus in natural colour. Credit: NASA
Voyager 2 image of Uranus in natural colour. Credit: NASA
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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 of them is different. It seems to be tilted on its side, with its rings nearly at right angles to its equator. That planet is Uranus. And a new study says it is emitting X-rays.

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