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New discoveries about Uranus reveal something surprising hidden inside its core.
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A rare alignment is approaching, offering a fresh opportunity to study Uranus. Although only visited once by Voyager 2, cutting-edge telescopes and modern data methods mean new discoveries are still pouring in. So what is really hiding beneath the clouds of this mysterious pale blue giant?



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0:00 Uranus Update
4:10 Ice Giant or Rock Giant?
6:44 Uranus’s Bizarre Storms
11:05 Coldest Planet?
13:03 Protoplanet Collision
14:39 Corkscrew Magneto-tail
17:24 New Moons
19:19 Bullseye Rings
20:57 2025 Occultation



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References:
Uranus Facts”, via science.nasa.gov https://astrumspace.info/uranusfacts
“Icy or Rocky? Convective or Stable?”, via arxiv.org https://astrumspace.info/uranusinterior
“Record-Breaking Storm Activity on Uranus in 2014”, via adsabs.harvard.edu https://astrumspace.info/uranusstorms
“20-Year Hubble Study of Uranus Yields New Atmospheric Insights”, via science.nasa.gov https://astrumspace.info/hubbleuranus
“Solar Wind Heating for Uranus: Decades-Long Mystery Solved”, via imperial.ac.uk https://astrumspace.info/uranussolarwind
“The Energy Balance of Uranus”, via academic.oup.com https://astrumspace.info/uranusenergy
“Giant Impact on Early Uranus”, via iopscience.iop.org https://astrumspace.info/uranusimpact
“New Moon Discovered Orbiting Uranus Using NASA’s Webb Telescope”, via science.nasa.gov https://astrumspace.info/webburanus
“Uranus: Rings of Dark Particles”, via jpl.nasa.gov https://astrumspace.info/uranusrings
“Planetary Alignment Provides NASA Rare Opportunity to Study Uranus”, via nasa.gov https://astrumspace.info/uranusoccultation



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Credits:
Writer: Patricia Ward
Video Editor: Barnaby Egan
Researcher: Shourya Shrivastava
Script Editor: Damaris McColgan
Thumbnail Designer: Peter Sheppard
Publishing Lead: Georgina Brenner
Production Manager: Raquel Taylor
Edit Producer: Poppy Pinnock
Head of Astrum: Jess Jordan
Creator of Astrum: Alex McColgan



With special thanks to:
NASA/ESO/ESA



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