# EVSN - Uranus' Odd Tilt Possibly Explained By New Model Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-365-days-of-astronomy-500745/evsn-uranus-odd-tilt-possibly-explained-by-new-model Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-365-days-of-astronomy-500745/evsn-uranus-odd-tilt-possibly-explained-by-new-model.md Podcast: [The 365 Days of Astronomy](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-365-days-of-astronomy-500745) Published: 2026-05-15T11:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/astro365/20260515-365DoA.mp3 Audio file: https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/astro365/20260515-365DoA.mp3?dest-id=4378 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-365-days-of-astronomy-500745/episodes/evsn-uranus-odd-tilt-possibly-explained-by-new-model Duration seconds: 608 ## Resource From April 6, 2020. Tokyo Institute of Technology researchers have published a model that seems to explain Uranus' bizarre tilt - a collision between a young Uranus and a massive ice world that could have both tipped Uranus over, and also formed its rings and its 27 moons in the process. We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to support editing, hosting, and production costs. Just visit: https://www.patreon.com/365DaysOfAstronomy and donate as much as you can! Share the podcast with your friends and send the Patreon link to them too! Every bit helps! Thank you! ------------------------------------ Do go visit http://www.redbubble.com/people/CosmoQuestX/shop for cool Astronomy Cast and CosmoQuest t-shirts, coffee mugs and other awesomeness! http://cosmoquest.org/Donate This show is made possible through your donations. Thank you! (Haven't donated? It's not too late! Just click !) ------------------------------------ The 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast is produced by the Planetary Science Institute. http://www.psi.edu Visit us on the web at 365DaysOfAstronomy.org or email us at info@365DaysOfAstronomy.org . ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-365-days-of-astronomy-500745/episodes/evsn-uranus-odd-tilt-possibly-explained-by-new-model/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-365-days-of-astronomy-500745/evsn-uranus-odd-tilt-possibly-explained-by-new-model.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.