Why does Uranus spin on it's side?

Uranus spins on its side all the time.

uranus spins on its sides.

Uranus spins backwards and on its side [sideways]

Uranus doesn't appear to spin on its side because it is clearly visible that it spins on its side.

Scientist aren't sure yet but they have a theory that a huge comet or asteroid collided with the blue planet causing it to spin on its side.

Uranus spins on a 97 degree angle or on its side.

No one knows for sure but there is a theory that Uranus got hit thousands of years ago and the impact left Uranus spinning on its side.

Uranus that rotates on its side takes 17 hours and 14 minutes (Earth Time).

No. Venus has retrograde rotation, meaning it spins in the opposite direction from the other planets. Uranus spins on its side.

Uranus spin is different from all the other planets. Instead of spinning like a top, it spins like a wheel. Its north and south poles stick out to the side. Scientists think Uranus spins this way because a long time ago a large object collided with Uranus and knocked it over.

because a long time ago, an earth-sized object collided with it and made Uranus tilt sideways from that day on...:(

Venus and Uranus spin awkwardly compared to the other planets in the solar system. It all comes down to when the solar system and the planets were formed, they were averagely hit at a certain angle causing Venus to rotate in reverse axis and Uranus to rotate on it side axis.

Uranus (which, unlike other planets in our solar system, spins on its side) completes a rotation on its axis (day) in about 17 hours 14 minutes.

The axis of rotation for Uranus is on its side. Thus, instead of appearing to spin like a child's top, it appears more like a barrel roll! YEAH TOAST!!!

This is known as prograde rotation, all of the planets spin in this direction apart from Venus and Uranus. Venus and Uranus spin clockwise when viewed from above the north pole, this is known as a retrograde spin.

1) it doesn't really ... it's tilted about 90 degrees, so it spins on its side. 2) A planet's "spin" is the result of ALL the various collisions in the lifetime of the planet ... thus its random.

Venus Uranus Pluto all spin backwards (clockwise) Mercury, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune all spin forwards (counter-clockwise)

Uranus is odd because it spins on it's side. Instead of spinning slightly off the vertical in a counter-clockwise position like the other planets in our solar system, Uranus spins slightly off it's horizontal axis and spins clockwise.

Pluto,Uranus,Venus spin clockwise all of the rest spin counterclockwise

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This is known as prograde rotation, all of the planets spin in this direction apart from Venus and Uranus. Venus and Uranus spin clockwise when viewed from above the north pole, this is known as a retrograde spin.

If you look at the entire solar system, all the planets, except Uranus, rotate in the same direction. If you call north up, then all planets rotate on that axis except for Uranus. Uranus spins on it's side in this model. While all the other planets spin on the North/South axis, Uranus spins on the East/West axis.

'Counter-clockwise' requires a reference point such that we can determine which side of the galactic plane one is on to look at the direction of spin. That said, the planets do all orbit in the same direction. Additionally, Venus, Uranus and the Plutoid all spin in different directions than the other planets, which spin the same way as their orbits. Venus spins in the exact opposite direction (retrograde), Uranus has its axis of spin on… Read More

Uranus' rotational axis is nearly perpendicular to its orbital plane, as though it has been knocked on its side. All of the major planets except Venus and Uranus both spin anti-clockwise when viewed from above the plane of the Solar System. However, Uranus appears to spin clockwise, because its axis is tipped over by more than 90 degrees (98, in fact.) This is probably because a large object, perhaps a planet the size of Earth… Read More

No, Venus and Uranus spin clockwise while all the other planets spin counter-clockwise.

There is only Venus, and Uranus. Both spin opposite direction of Earth.

A day on Uranus lasts 17h 14m 24s. This is the time for Uranus to spin once on its axis.

planets, spheres, both orbit the sun, spin of axis, spin weird

If you mean which side is Uranus on of the asteroid belt it's on the gaseous side.

I imagine it would be faster, as Mercury & Venus spin slower than Earth, and Jupiter & Saturn spin faster. It seems that planets that are closer to the Sun spin slower than Earth, and planets far away from the Sun spin faster than Earth. I checked the NASA website. I couldn't find the question on there, but here it is anyway. http://www.nasa.gov/worldbook/uranus_worldbook.html -------- NO, Uranus spins faster than earth. It seems, the spin speed… Read More

Venus and Uranus?

45000 kilos per hour

it spins sideways

Venus and Uranus rotate "clockwise" as seen from above the ecliptic plane. However, Venus's rotation was actually stopped and reversed, probably by an impact, while Uranus was merely knocked over onto its side, and it continues to spin in the same direction it did when it was formed.

hi venus and uranus. venus spin very slow and is possibly explained by a collision in the early formation of our solar system. uranis however is up for grabs. its tillted 98 degrees and is basicaly on its side. research it. very interesting. cheers!

One complete spin takes 17 hours and 14 minutes (Earth time)

Well they all spin, but Uranus has a tilt to its axis of rotation of about 89° so you might say that at times it appears to be rolling and not spinning.

Uranus' axial tilt is at 97 degrees. This means it orbits lying to it's side. Venus, the 2nd planet from the sun, appears to spin 'backwards.'

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Uranus rolls around the sun like a ball while all the other planets spin.

Looked at from above the Earth's North Pole, most of them spin anticlockwise. Venus and Uranus are the exceptions.

Uranus has extreme seasons because it spin axis lies nearly in the plane of its orbit. Please click on "Weather on Uranus" under "Related links" below.

Uranus is tilted on its side because of violent impact that knocked Uranus off kilter some time ago. Uranus is tilted by 98 degrees.

Uranus rotates on its side. Unlike the other planets, which spin like tops as they move through space, Uranus rolls along like a ball. According to the nebular hypothesis, it can't have formed this way. Therefore, reasons the evolutionist, it formed the 'correct' way. Later, a massive collision knocked it over on its side. Then it supposedly captured its moons, because their orbits are likewise sideways. Uranus also has an unusual-looking moon named Miranda. To… Read More

Uranus, unlike the other planets, rotates on its side. Astronomers believe that this is because an abject collided with Uranus years ago.

Uranus spins clockwise,but it's kind of weird 'cause it's tilted 99degrees. OH YEAH! I'M AWESOME!

Yes, all planets spin like spinning balls, some faster than others, however.

14.24 hours Even though Uranus is a much larger planet than earth, it spins faster because most of the planet is made of gas (smaller solid core can spin faster).

No. Venus has a slow clockwise (east-to-west) spin. All of the other planets except Uranus have similar counter-clockwise spins, and their axes are generally perpendicular to the plane of their orbits. Uranus still has its spin, but is knocked over onto its side, its poles nearly along its orbital plane. Because its original North Pole is now pointing slightly downward (as its South Pole), it appears to be spinning clockwise.

Venus spins "backwards" compared with Earth and most of the other planets. (Uranus spins "on its side", with an axis tilt of about 98 degrees and so can also be said to spin "backwards".)