🛰 Confirmed: Uranus is giving off X-rays! In a new study, astronomers have detected X-rays coming from Uranus for the very first time with help from our nasachandraxray. The 7th planet from the Sun and its rings appear to scatter the sun’s X-rays to produce these X-rays. Why is this so important? Determining the sources of the X-rays from Uranus could help astronomers better understand how more exotic objects in space, such as growing black holes and neutron stars, emit X-rays. 📝 Put your knowledge to the test! What is the name of the only spacecraft to fly by Uranus? Credit: X-ray: NASA/CXO/University College London/W. Dunn et al; Optical: W.M. Keck Observatory #NASA #SolarSystem #Uranus #Planet #Galaxy #XRays #Explore #Discovery