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Uranus remains mystery despite new discoveries
News-Times ^
| 2004-11-30
| Robert Miller
Posted on 12/01/2004 6:25:34 AM PST by kahoutek
A composite image of Uranus taken from the Keck telescope shows two sides of the seventh planet and its rings.
First, astronomers thought Uranus was just one star among many in the night sky. Even after 1781, when they knew better, there was little they could see – the seventh planet was too far away.
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KEYWORDS: astronomy; lookingupaturanus; markmorfordexplorer; moonsofuranus; movedtochat; ringarounduranus; uranus
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Sorry......the title demanded that I post it........:-/
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posted on
12/01/2004 6:25:34 AM PST
by
kahoutek
To: kahoutek
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posted on
12/01/2004 6:25:55 AM PST
by
evets
(God bless president George W. Bush)
To: kahoutek
And as far as I'm concerned, it's going to remain a mystery. You don't need to know anything about my...oh, wait - it was about the planet.
Never mind.
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posted on
12/01/2004 6:26:35 AM PST
by
Tennessee_Bob
(Come on you sons of bitches! Do you want to live forever?)
To: kahoutek
With that title...this thread's gonna go downhill in a MAJOR hurry.
Gosh...
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posted on
12/01/2004 6:26:47 AM PST
by
RosieCotton
(He is a very shallow critic who cannot see an eternal rebel in the heart of a conservative. - GKC)
To: Tennessee_Bob
Dammit, you beat me to it...
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posted on
12/01/2004 6:28:14 AM PST
by
Wombat101
(Sanitized for YOUR protection....)
To: kahoutek
funniest line in "Armegeddon"
"What's up- NASA find oil on uranus?"
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posted on
12/01/2004 6:28:16 AM PST
by
Mr. K
((this space for rent))
To: kahoutek
There are rings around Uranus? Not with Preparation-H~~~~~~~~!
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posted on
12/01/2004 6:30:56 AM PST
by
Red Badger
(If the Red States are JESUSLAND, then the Blue States are SATANLAND......)
To: Mr. K
If you went camping and woke up with oil on Uranus...
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posted on
12/01/2004 6:31:04 AM PST
by
Fierce Allegiance
(Stay safe in the "sandbox" Greg! Thread degradation services available. Inquire within.)
To: RosieCotton
...driven by winds clocked at 500 mph. "They're the fastest we've ever measured on Uranus," Hammel said.
(from the article) This won't help.
To: kahoutek
Viewing Uranus has never interested me.
To: kahoutek
To: kahoutek
Alright people, real professionals don't say "Yur-anus," it should be pronounced "Urine-us."
:P
To: All
Thanks guys. Just woke up and the first thing I see is uranus. Think I'll go back to bed.
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posted on
12/01/2004 6:32:01 AM PST
by
wizr
(Let's put Christ back in Christmas. Love is the most wonderful gift. John 3:16)
To: Mr. K
You better hope no one finds oil on uranus... or they'll drill it.
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posted on
12/01/2004 6:32:01 AM PST
by
adam_az
(Nov. 3, 2004: Our Republic is Secure!)
To: RosieCotton
With that title...this thread's gonna go downhill in a MAJOR hurry. I give it 5 minutes or less....
Were any Klingon's found circling the planet?
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posted on
12/01/2004 6:32:06 AM PST
by
capydick
("History does not long entrust the care of freedom to the weak or timid." --President Dwight Eisenho)
To: kahoutek
Well this thread is obviously NOT about Elton John or the Queer Eye guys.
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posted on
12/01/2004 6:32:22 AM PST
by
subterfuge
(Hey Dems, don't blame gays, it was your candidate!)
To: self_evident
The Mexicans must have beat us there!
To: PatrickHenry
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posted on
12/01/2004 6:34:10 AM PST
by
Junior
(FABRICATI DIEM, PVNC)
To: Fierce Allegiance
...you would be camping with Mark Morford?
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posted on
12/01/2004 6:34:12 AM PST
by
steve8714
(Urban sprawl and citizens' guns will save this country.)
To: RadioAstronomer
We know that there is no life on Uranus BUT, is there enough internal heat for life to grow in Uranus. Just askin.
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posted on
12/01/2004 6:34:25 AM PST
by
MAWG
(Arafat, Kerry and now Rather..... I'll drink to that!)
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