Uranus is the seventh planet from the sun. Like all of the other outer planets, Uranus is a gas giant, the smallest gas giant in our solar system. Uranus is so far away from the earth, that you cannot see Uranus on the surface of the earth without a telescope. A year for Uranus is about 84 earth years. A day on Uranus takes about 17.9 hours. However, Uranus rotates in a different way than earth does. Uranus is laying on its side while it orbits the sun. a frozen mass of ammonia and methane gives Uranus its blue-green color. There are 27 moons that orbit Uranus.