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Uranus

[yoor-uh-nuhs, yoo-rey-] / ˈjʊər ə nəs, jʊˈreɪ- /


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This year, it coincides with the start of the Uranus return, an event only some people experience in their lifetime since it takes the planet roughly 84 years to orbit the sun.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 13, 2026

These properties are especially important for understanding how Uranus and Neptune generate their magnetic fields, which differ in unusual ways from those of other planets.

From Science Daily Apr. 21, 2026

If development continues as expected, it could be operational by the end of the decade and serve as a strong candidate for launching a Uranus mission.

From Science Daily Apr. 3, 2026

Higher in the sky, Uranus will be sitting in the constellation Taurus and won't set until around midnight, giving skywatchers with the right equipment a better chance of tracking it down.

From BBC Feb. 27, 2026

After Uranus it will plunge on past Neptune, leaving the solar system, becoming an interstellar spacecraft, fated to roam forever the great ocean between the stars.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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