StarChild: The planet Uranus

Uranus: Neptune's Twin. Uranus is one of the smaller gas giants in our solar system, but it is still large enough to hold 64 planets the size of Earth. ... http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/solar_system_level1/uranus.html - 7k

Why did Herschel name his planet Uranus?

Question: Why did Herschel name his planet Uranus? Answer: ... Uranus is the ancient Greek deity of the Heavens, the earliest supreme god. ... http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/questions/question42.html - 5k

StarChild: Facts about Uranus

Facts about Uranus. Solar Distance, 2.871 billion km. Revolution Period, 84.01 Earth years. Rotation Period, 17 hours 14 minutes. Equatorial diameter, 51,118 km ... http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/solar_system_level1/uranus_facts.html - 4k

StarChild: Uranus' Natural Satellites

Uranus' Natural Satellites. Uranus has 27 named moons. Name, Diameter, Distance from Uranus. Cordelia, 40 km, 49,772 km. Ophelia, 42 km, 53,794 km. ... http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/solar_system_level1/uranus_satellites.html - 9k

StarChild: Did you know... (Uranus)

Did you know...? When William Herschel discovered Uranus, he at first thought he had discovered a comet. Return to StarChild homepage, ... http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/solar_system_level1/uranus_know.html - 4k

StarChild: Answer to the Uranus Question

And the answer is... The cold methane gas is responsible for the blue-green color of Uranus. Return to StarChild homepage, Return ... http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/solar_system_level1/uranus_answer.html - 4k

When were each of the planets first discovered and who did it?

sky! Three planets required good telescopes for their discovery: Uranus was discovered by Sir William Herschel in 1781. Herschel ... http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/questions/question16.html - 7k

How do planets and their moons get their names?

from Greek or Roman mythology. This tradition was continued when Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto were discovered in more modern times. ... http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/questions/question48.html - 8k

StarChild: The Planets and Dwarf Planets

The outer planets are Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune are large balls of gases with rings around them. ... http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/solar_system_level1/planets.html - 7k

Urbain Le Verrier

Le Verrier studied the planets Mercury and Uranus. ... He thought the unusual motion of Uranus was due to another planet that had not yet been discovered. ... http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/whos_who_level1/leverrier.html - 7k

StarChild: Multidisciplinary Solar System Activities: Planet Hop

Jupiter, 2.54, 11.86 Earth years, Saturn, 0.93, 29.46 Earth years, Uranus, 0.8, 84.01 Earth years, Neptune, 1.2, 164.79 Earth years, Pluto, 0.04, 248 Earth years ... http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/solar_system_level2/activity/planet_hop.html - 9k

StarChild: Answer to the Clyde Tombaugh Question

And the answer is... Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune. Return to StarChild homepage, Return to the StarChild ... http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/whos_who_level1/tombaugh_answer.html - 4k

StarChild: Multidisciplinary Solar System Activities: Where does ...

Mercury, Neptune, Pluto. Saturn, Uranus, Venus. Solution. Return to StarChild homepage, Return to the StarChild Main Page, Go to Imagine the Universe! ... http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/solar_system_level1/javascript/planet_go.html - 7k

StarChild: Did you know... (The Asteroid Belt)

Did you know...? Until 1997, most scientists believed Chiron was an asteroid orbiting between Saturn and Uranus. Now some astronomers think it is a comet. ... http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/solar_system_level1/asteroids_know.html - 4k

StarChild: Multidisciplinary Solar System Activities: Where does ...

Mercury, Planet number: 1. Neptune, Planet number: 8. Pluto, Planet number: 9. Saturn, Planet number: 6. Uranus, Planet number: 7. Venus, Planet number: 2. ... http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/solar_system_level1/planet_go_solution.html - 5k

Archive of Questions

Do stars last forever? [January 2002]. Why did Herschel name his planet Uranus? [February 2002]. Why is the crescent Moon sometimes lit on the bottom? ... http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/questions/archive.html - 14k

Solar System Shuffle Solution

C. Cold methane gas makes this planet look like a big blue-green ball in the sky. Solar System Object: Uranus Matching Card Number: 9. ... http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/solar_system_level1/shuffle_solution.html - 7k

John Couch Adams

Adams went to St. Johns College in Cambridge to study math. While a student there he used math to predict the presence of a new planet beyond Uranus. ... http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/whos_who_level1/adams.html - 7k

StarChild: The planet Neptune

Neptune: The Blue Planet. It is so cold on Neptune that you would need skin thicker than a polar bear's to stay warm. Neptune and Uranus are very much alike. ... http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/solar_system_level1/neptune.html - 7k

Is there a Planet X or 10th planet?

It was believed that such a planet was required to explain the orbital characteristics of the outer planets Uranus and Neptune. ... http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/questions/question4.html - 6k