Stories indexed under: Planets
Total: 2
- Keck observations bring weather of Uranus into sharp focus Oct. 17, 2012 In 1986, when Voyager swept past Uranus, the probe's portraits of the planet were "notoriously bland," disappointing scientists, yielding few new details of the planet and its atmosphere, and giving it a reputation as a bore of the solar system.
- Planet Trek offers chance to bike or walk through scaled-down solar system May 1, 2009 Dane County residents have a new way to appreciate the solar system, thanks to Planet Trek Dane County, which offers pedestrians and bikers a chance to discover the 11 biggest objects in the solar system at the correct scale of size and distance.