Uranus facts for kids are coming in our education group of facts for kids to learn more about the world and the whole universe. Uranus is a gas giant. But it is different, it spins on its side. It is believed that long ago a very large object smashed into Uranus and the powerful crash changed the direction of Uranus' planetary rotation. Since Uranus spins on its side, its rings rotate up and over the planet instead of around the middle like the rings of Saturn and Neptune.