(a) Green gas giant, seventh from the Sun, made up of hydrogen and helium with trace molecular compounds It has five larger moons and ten smaller ones More info to follow (b) Don't laugh Just don't
Uranus is tipped over so far that it actually rotates on its side It is unique in this The color of blue that is seen in the telescope is caused by the methane in the upper atmosphere which absorbs the red light Only the blue escapes to reach our telescopes Uranus, like the other Giant Planets, has rings, but they are very faint and cannot usually be seen from Earth unless with a large telescope The name comes form the ancient Greek deity of the Heavens, the earliest supreme god