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Uranus Almost Had An Arguably Even Funnier Name
Yes, really. In March 1781, in Bath, England, the astronomer William Herschel became the first person to recognize what we now call Uranus as a planet. It was a history-making discovery in ...
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Scientists may have figured out what makes Uranus so weird
If you buy through a BGR link, we may earn an affiliate commission, helping support our expert product labs. Uranus has always been an intriguing planet for astronomers to study. First discovered ...
Planet Parade 2025: Which planets are aligning in January and February? Fascinating facts about them
From January to March, the night sky will host a spectacular parade of planets featuring Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus ...
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Planet Uranus
Orbiting the Sun at an average distance of 2.9 billion kilometres - more than 19 times further out than the Earth - Uranus was the first planet to be discovered with the aid of a telescope, in 1781.