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20 Years of Uranus Observations — image from the Hubble Space Telescope

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20 Years of Uranus Observations

March 31, 2025 · NASA

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The image columns show the change of Uranus for the four years that STIS observed Uranus across a 20-year period. Over that span of time, the researchers watched the seasons of Uranus as the south polar region darkened going into winter shadow while the north polar region brightened as northern summer approaches.