Planet Uranus: Researchers SURPRISED by a Great Discovery

The planet Uranus has surprised researchers around the world after a truly impressive discovery was made possible recently, here's what it revealed.

Planet Uranus rings

The planet Uranus it is not one that we know much about, or that we knew much about until recently, and that is because it is so far away that it is also very difficult for researchers to analyze. The planet Uranus only discovered in 1977 that there are a series of very thin rings around it, which are very difficult to see due to the distance from the Earth, but also because they are very difficult to detect due to their very low thickness.

The planet Uranus it would have no less than 13 rings discovered by researchers so far, and these are formed from various objects that circulated freely through the universe, and were gathered there. Thanks to the constant analysis, the researchers managed to discover the fact that the temperatures that are reached in these rings reach -160 degrees Celsius, so we are talking about frozen rings that surround the planet Uranus, something expected, considering that area in the solar system.

Planet Uranus: Researchers SURPRISED by a Great Discovery

Planet Uranus infrared rings
NASA infrared image showing the rings of the planet Uranus.

The planet Uranus it has completely dark rings, compared to those on Saturn, which are easy to notice thanks to their color, and this contributed to the weight with which they were discovered. The planet Uranus also has very small objects in the composition of its rings, these having dimensions similar to that of a golf ball, while in the case of the rings surrounding Saturn, their dimensions can reach tens of meters.

"Mainly, Saturn's icy rings are wide, bright, and have a range of particle sizes, from micron-sized dust in the inner D ring to tens of meters in the main rings. The small end is missing in the main rings of Uranus; the brightest ring, epsilon, is composed of large and larger rocks. Something has swept away the smaller things, or everything is creepy.”

Planet Uranus rings composite image
Composite image with the rings of the planet Uranus made with the ALMA telescope in Chile.

The planet Uranus it doesn't seem to have dust among its rings, which is unusual, and the researchers were surprised to see that the rings are almost entirely made of objects, and nothing else. Of course, it is very difficult to analyze the rings that surround the planet Uranus because of the materials they are composed of, as well as the distance from Earth, but even what was discovered managed to surprise the researchers who did the monitoring.

The planet Uranus he will have the rings further analyzed by researchers, but it is hard to say what exactly will be discovered since everything is so difficult.