How many rings of gases does Uranus have?

Uranus' blue color is the result of absorption of red light by methane in the upper atmosphere. There may be colored bands like Jupiter's but they are hidden from view by the overlaying methane layer. Like the other gas planets, Uranus has rings. read more

Like the other gas planets, Uranus has rings. Like Jupiter's, they are very dark but like Saturn's they are composed of fairly large particles ranging up to 10 meters in diameter in addition to fine dust. There are 13 known rings, all very faint; the brightest is known as the Epsilon ring. read more

The rings of Uranus are a system of rings around the planet Uranus, intermediate in complexity between the more extensive set around Saturn and the simpler systems around Jupiter and Neptune. The rings of Uranus were discovered on March 10, 1977, by James L. Elliot, Edward W. Dunham, and Jessica Mink. read more

We have written many articles about Uranus for Universe Today. Here’s an article about the discovery of new rings and moons around Uranus, and here’s an image of a blue ring around Uranus. Here’s NASA’s Solar System Exploration Guide on the rings of Uranus, and here’s NASA’s fact sheet on the rings. read more