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Uranus

The Uranian Rings The Uranian Moons Uranus, the first planet discovered in modern times by Sir William Herschel in 1781, is the seventh planet from the Sun, twice as far out…

The Planets - Uranus

Uranus is a greenish-blue planet, twice as far from the Sun as its neighbor Saturn. Uranus wasn't discovered until 1781. Its discoveror, William Herschel, named it Georgium Sidus (the…

Uranus , in astronomy

(Encyclopedia) UranusUranusy&oobreve;rāˈnəs, y&oobreve;rˈə– [key], in astronomy, 7th planet from the sun, at a mean distance of 1.78 billion mi (2.87 billion km), with an orbit lying between…

Cordelia

(Encyclopedia) Cordelia, in astronomy, one of the natural satellites, or moons, of Uranus.

Cressida, in astronomy

(Encyclopedia) Cressida, in astronomy, one of the natural satellites, or moons, of Uranus.

Miranda

(Encyclopedia) Miranda, in astronomy, one of the moons, or natural satellites, of Uranus.

Desdemona

(Encyclopedia) Desdemona, in astronomy, one of the natural satellites, or moons, of Uranus.

Juliet

(Encyclopedia) Juliet, in astronomy, one of the natural satellites, or moons, of Uranus.

Caliban

(Encyclopedia) Caliban, in astronomy, one of the natural satellites, or moons, of Uranus.

Belinda

(Encyclopedia) Belinda, in astronomy, one of the natural satellites, or moons, of Uranus.