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What is bizarre about the way Uranus rotates?

Today · 2026-11-04 UTC

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NASA puts Uranus's axial tilt at 97.77 degrees, nearly a right angle to its orbit. One pole can sit in sunlight for about 21 Earth years while the other sits in winter. A long-ago smash is the usual suspect.

Correct answer: It is tipped about 98 degrees, so it rolls on its side

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