
ALT In this 2022 Hubble image, Uranus appears tipped on its side. Set against a black background, the planet is mainly colored cyan. It looks like a flat circle outlined in pinkish gray. Outside of this circle, a faint, pink ring encircles the planet nearly vertically. The faint ring appears to be almost face on. A large area of white covers much of the right side of the planet.

ALT The planet Uranus on a black background. The planet appears light blue with a large, white patch on the right side. On the edge of that patch at the upper left is a bright white spot. Another white spot is located on the left side of the planet at the 9 o’clock position. Around the planet is a system of nested rings. The outermost ring is the brightest while the innermost ring is the faintest. Unlike Saturn’s horizontal rings, the rings of Uranus are vertical and so they appear to surround the planet.






















