Uranus is more than just a silly name. It was actually the first planet to be discovered with a telescope ⬇️
Ravit Helland is a Professor at the Institute for Computational Science, Center for Theoretical Astrophysics and Cosmology, University of Zurich, who specializes in planet formation, planet interiors, planetary evolution, and solar system physics. Uranus is known to be an 'ice giant' although the name is a little bit misleading. It's a different type of planet from the gas giant planets like Saturn and Jupiter, and the terrestrial planets like Earth or Mars.
Alternatively, it may be that it just managed to lose its primordial heat, for example, via a giant impact or another unknown process. So the short answer is we don't really know why it's cold and this is one of the biggest mysteries surrounding Uranus.The composition of Uranus is unknown we need to have a spacecraft visit it and get better and complimentary data. We think that it's composed of heavy elements, which in astrophysics means elements that are heavier than helium.
They are different in the amount of heat they radiate, their axial tilt, and their satellite systems; Uranus has small regular moons and overall has 27 known moons, while Neptune's moon Triton is much larger and is probably a captured moon.
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