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A New Study Reveals the Makeup of Uranus’ Atmosphere

Shigeyuki Hando

created: May 27, 2025, 9 a.m. | updated: June 12, 2025, 4:09 p.m.

Uranus, the seventh planet in the solar system, located between Saturn and Neptune, has long been a mystery. This image of Uranus was taken by NASA’s Voyager 2 space probe in January 1986. PHOTOGRAPH: NASA/JPLBut thanks to this new research, we now know a little more about this icy giant. According to the research, which assessed Hubble images take between 2002 and 2022, the main components of Uranus’ atmosphere are hydrogen and helium, with a small amount of methane and very small amounts of water and ammonia. Uranus appears pale blue-green because methane absorbs the red component of sunlight.

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