Uranus

[About the Planet]

Uranus

Uranus is the third-largest planet, colored pale cyan by methane in its atmosphere. Strangest of all, its axis lies almost sideways in its orbit, like a ball rolling through space. No other planet moves quite like it.

[Extreme Environments]
Bitter cold envelops Uranus, with ice crystals in its atmosphere. Its extreme tilt leaves one pole in darkness for years while the other receives faint sunlight. A silent, lifeless blue world. Nobody knows why it lies so far on its side.

[Orbit]
Uranus takes about 84 Earth years to circle the Sun. Its sideways motion can make the sky seem to lose all sense of direction. Watching it, you sense the loneliness of something that has strayed from the normal path.

[Did You Know?]
Its extreme tilt makes its poles mysterious. If you become lost on Uranus, don't look for the Sun: its light is too weak. Look sideways across this blue world, and perhaps you will see a different kind of darkness.

[Symbols & Legends]

In astrology, Uranus symbolizes change, awakening and rebellion, but also instability and the unexpected. The Greek sky god Uranus, husband of Gaia, was overthrown and mutilated by his own offspring. He represents fragile authority and its eventual, total destruction.

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