GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -Unlike most planets, the axis of Uranus lies almost parallel to its orbital plane, which means that the planet spins nearly on its side, its poles taking turns pointing toward the Sun as the planet travels in its orbit.

Detailed explanation-2: -Uranus orbits nearly on its side; its axis of rotation is skewed by 98 degrees relative to an ordinary upright orientation, perpendicular to the orbital plane. Many planetary scientists have sought to explain the odd tilt by invoking a giant impact into Uranus billions of years ago.

Detailed explanation-3: -Our Solar System’s planets revolve around the Sun in the same direction, and do so with their axes of rotation-the way they spin locally-orientated roughly perpendicular to their orbits. Uranus, however, is uniquely tipped over, with its axis almost parallel to its orbit.