GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -This unique tilt makes Uranus appear to spin sideways, orbiting the Sun like a rolling ball. The first planet found with the aid of a telescope, Uranus was discovered in 1781 by astronomer William Herschel, although he originally thought it was either a comet or a star.

Detailed explanation-2: -While Earth’s axis is tilted about 23 degrees, Uranus tilts almost 98 degrees! Uranus’ axis is so tilted, it actually looks like the planet is rotating on its side. How did this all happen?

Detailed explanation-3: -Easily Uranus’ strangest feature is the fact that it orbits on its side, lying at a 98-degree angle, with its North and South poles facing effectively East and West. Astronomers have always attributed the planet’s peculiar posture to a long-ago collision with a large passing body.

Detailed explanation-4: -Uranus takes about 17 hours to rotate once (a Uranian day), and about 84 Earth years to complete an orbit of the Sun (a Uranian year).