SOLAR SYSTEM

Detailed explanation-1: -Uranus-seventh planet from the Sun-rotates at a nearly 90-degree angle from the plane of its orbit. This unique tilt makes Uranus appear to spin on its side.

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.

Detailed explanation-3: -This means six planets spin in a counter-clockwise direction including our Earth, but Uranus spins in a clockwise direction. Not just that, Uranus is the oddest planet of them all as it spins on its side.

Detailed explanation-4: -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-5: -For example, Pluto and Neptune have a 2:3 orbital resonance, which means that for every two of Pluto’s orbits around the Sun, Neptune orbits three times. The resonance between a planet’s precession and its orbital precession is known as a secular spin-orbital resonance, and it can generate a large axial tilt.