uranus
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Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune: Why Our Next Visit to the Giant Planets Will Be So Important
The giant planets – Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune – are some of the most awe-inspiring in our Solar System, and have great importance for space research and our comprehension of the greater universe. Yet they remain the least explored – especially the “ice giants” Uranus and Neptune – due to their distance from Earth,…
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Whoa, Uranus Looks Totally Messed Up Right Now
The appearance of a massive white cap on Uranus may seem alarming, but as planetary scientists are learning, this is what a prolonged summer looks like on the remote ice giant.
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Scientists Observe Incredible New Kind Of Ice Thought To Exist In Uranus’ Centre
Here is an ice cube you do not want to put in your Diet Coke: A solid lattice of oxygen atoms with protons whizzing around inside of it. This ice is not normal on Earth, but might be elsewhere. And scientists have created it in a lab.
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Uranus Is Even Freakier Than We Thought
If David Lynch designed a planet, it would be Uranus. Much like every episode of Twin Peaks: The Return, Uranus is fiercely unique and weirdly endearing, even though it makes no fucking sense. The planet’s spin axis is 98 degrees, so it essentially rotates on its side — and while we have some idea as…