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Detailed explanation-1: -Uranus’ axis is so tilted, it actually looks like the planet is rotating on its side. How did this all happen? One theory is that a body the size of our Earth collided with Uranus a long time ago, radically throwing off its rotation.

Detailed explanation-2: -Uranus must have toppled over some time in the past, and astronomers now think they know why. An ancient migrating moon from Uranus’ past might be responsible for the ice giant’s odd spin axis, according to new research.

Detailed explanation-3: -Neptune’s axis of rotation is tilted 28 degrees with respect to the plane of its orbit around the Sun, which is similar to the axial tilts of Mars and Earth.

Detailed explanation-4: -And unlike Saturn, Jupiter and Neptune, which have horizontal sets of rings around them, Uranus has vertical rings and moons that orbit around its tilted equator.