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Uranus can be seen with Hubble and New Horizons telescopes

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Astronomers used two space-based observatories to study the icy planet of Uranus .

New Horizons was over 10 billion kilometers ( 6.5 billion miles ) from the ice giant planet in September 2023 .

The observations showed that the planet’s brightness did not change as the planet rotated.

The orientation of the planet and how much light it reflects also matter.