Why is Uranus Crooked?

Have you ever looked at Uranus?  Not many of us do, but when others look at Uranus, especially if they get in for a real close look, they may notice that Uranus is kind of crooked.  And it’s true, Uranus is tilted.  Don’t feel bad, it’s not your fault.  It’s just the way Uranus is.

Scientists have long been interested in Uranus and have been studying it intently for some time.  Uranus is an astrological marvel.  Of course, we could probe Uranus for more information, but there’s plenty of time for that later as Uranus isn’t going anywhere.  At least not anywhere that scientists can’t get their hands on it.

Anyway, noticing how tilted Uranus is, scientists put a little effort into digging deep into just why Uranus has the orientation it does.  What makes Uranus so unique?  The theory is that Uranus once collided with a protoplanet way back when Uranus was formed.  The protoplanet knocked Uranus silly, because Uranus can’t handle such a deep impact, and it sent the whole thing askew.  Imagine how hard something would have had to plow into Uranus to tilt it like that.  Wow.

However, some other scientists have a new theory about Uranus, because we can’t just take one look at Uranus and leave it at that.  We need to keep studying Uranus, keep digging for answers and learning all we can from it.  Uranus has much to teach us.

The new theory is that Uranus ejected a moon long ago.  Uranus had one, but it let it fly as it was moving about, because Uranus, when it moves around, is apparently not super stable.  So it just let that moon fly.  Shot it free.  The result was that Uranus sort of slipped a disc and got all wobbly.  This new theory supports some of the information we know about Uranus, like why it has rings.  Did you know Uranus has rings?  There are rings around Uranus.  Take a look some time.

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