The Clue
Planet beyond Saturn (6 letter answer)
The Answer
URANUS
Tags
Notes
The answer URANUS is uncommon, appearing about once every 475 puzzles.
Related Clues
Discovery of 1781
Father of Cronus
Father of the Titans
God of the heavens
Herschel's discovery
Neighbor of Neptune
Neighbor of Saturn
Remote planet
Saturn's neighbor
Seventh planet
Astronomical discovery of 1781
Father of One-Eyed Sons
Herschel discovered it
Planet discovered in 1781
Third largest planet
Discovery of March 13, 1781
Planet seventh nearest to the sun
A solar system "ice giant"
Voyager II 1986 target
William Herschel discovery of 1781
Definition
URANUS as a noun:
1. (Ouranos, Uranus) = (Greek mythology) god of the heavens; son and husband of Gaea and father of the Titans in ancient mythology
2. a giant planet with a ring of ice particles; the 7th planet from the sun has a blue-green color and many satellites; "Uranus was discovered by William Herschel in 1781"