Uranus lies and rotates on its side, leaving its magnetic field tilted 60 degrees from its axis. As a result, the magnetic field ‘tumbles’ asymmetrically relative to the solar wind.

Its spin axis is tilted by a whopping 98 degrees, meaning it essentially spins on its side. No other planet has anywhere near such a tilt. Jupiter is tilted by 3 degrees, for example, and Earth by ...

Uranus' highly tilted axis makes it something of an oddball in our solar system. The accepted wisdom is that Uranus was knocked on its side by a single large impact, but new research rewrites our ...

A team of scientists say computer models show that a series of impacts by Earth-sized objects, not just a single hit, could have left Uranus on its side before its moons formed.

The moons that orbit Uranus are already known to have unusual characteristics: some are heavily cratered, others have tectonic features or a patchwork of ridges and cliffs. Using the Hubble space ...

Uranus is unique among all the planets of the solar system because it essentially orbits on its side, with its axis tilted nearly perpendicular to the Sun. Now astronomers have finally solved the ...

Scientists think the reason Uranus's axis is tilted sideways is because the planet experienced a violent collision early in its lifetime. Now, ...

Although Uranus is visible to the naked eye, it was long mistaken as a star because of the planet's dimness and slow orbit. The planet is also notable for its dramatic tilt, which causes its axis ...

"Uranus spins on its side, with its axis pointing almost at right angles to those of all the other planets in the solar system. This was almost certainly caused by a giant impact, but we know very ...

The giant planet Uranus was tipped on its side by a succession of punches rather than a single knockout blow as previously thought, a new study suggests. IE 11 is not supported.