Planet Uranus Information

Welcome to Planet Uranus
A website about the planet Uranus

Named after the Greek god of the sky, Uranus is a gas giant which is visable to telescopic viewing. The Uranus was the first planet discovered in modern (non-classical) times by Sir William Herschel on March 13, 1781. It is also the first planet discover with a telescope as opposed to the naked eye.

Today in Astronomy History
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February 8, 1677
French astronomer, Jacques Cassini, in born at the Paris Observatory. Jacques Cassini compiled the first tables for the moons of Saturn in 1716.

February 8, 1743
Comet C/1743 C1 passes within 0.0390 AUs of Earth