Have We Been to Planet Uranus? We Asked a NASA Expert

Have We Been to Planet Uranus? We Asked a NASA Expert

Have We Ever Been to Uranus? In 1986, NASA’s Voyager 2 spacecraft gave us our first and only close-up look at this ice giant. What it found was a bizarre, tilted world with extreme seasons, swirling methane clouds, narrow dusty rings and icy moons that could even hide oceans beneath their crusts.

Not only could Uranus hold clues about our own solar system but also the many similar-sized planets found throughout the galaxy.

A NASA scientist explains why Uranus is worth a second visit. 

Explore more about Uranus: https://science.nasa.gov/uranus/

Voyager 2, now in interstellar space, is almost 13 billion miles (21 billion kilometers) from Earth.

Learn more about NASA's Voyager 2 Mission:
https://science.nasa.gov/mission/voyager/voyager-2/

Credit: NASA

Producers: Scott Bednar, Pedro Cota, Jessie Wilde
Editor: Daniel Salazar
Duration: 1 minute, 49 seconds
Release Date: April 10, 2025

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