- Uranus is a lopsided oddity, the only planet to spin on its side. Scientists now think they know how it got that way: It was pushed over by a rock at least twice as big as Earth http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/1538-4357/aac725/meta 8 comments science
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- Something Twice the Size of Earth Slammed into Uranus and Knocked it Over on its Side - Technology Org https://www.technology.org/2018/12/31/something-twice-the-size-of-earth-slammed-into-uranus-and-knocked-it-over-on-its-side/ 73 comments
- Massive object damaged Uranus forever https://nypost.com/2018/07/03/massive-object-damaged-uranus-forever/ 31 comments
- Something Twice the Size of Earth Slammed into Uranus and Knocked it Over on its Side https://www.universal-sci.com/headlines/2018/12/31/something-twice-the-size-of-earth-slammed-into-uranus-and-knocked-it-over-on-its-side 29 comments
- We're finally figuring out how Uranus ended up on its side https://www.popsci.com/why-uranus-on-its-side?amp%3Bsrc=syn&dom=rss-default 18 comments
- How did Uranus end up on its side? We’ve been finding out | Salon.com https://www.salon.com/2019/02/01/how-did-uranus-end-up-on-its-side-weve-been-finding-out_partner/ 8 comments
- New Insights Into What Might Have Smashed Uranus Over Onto its Side - Universe Today https://www.universetoday.com/139578/new-insights-into-what-might-have-smashed-uranus-over-onto-its-side/ 4 comments
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