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Why is Uranus on its Side?
universetoday.com ^
| 5 Aug , 2016
| Faser Cain
Posted on 08/06/2016 8:37:29 AM PDT by BenLurkin
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posted on
08/06/2016 8:37:29 AM PDT
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BenLurkin
To: BenLurkin
Because you’re lying down??
To: BenLurkin
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posted on
08/06/2016 8:41:14 AM PDT
by
Bratch
("The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." - Edmund Burke)
To: BenLurkin
Sounds painful. Hemorrhoids, maybe?
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posted on
08/06/2016 8:42:41 AM PDT
by
Still Thinking
(Freedom is NOT a loophole!)
To: BenLurkin
To: BenLurkin
When astronomers have no idea how something happened they invoke just right collisions that just happen to do the job.
The number of just right collisions to give us the solar system we see defies common sense. It’s like playing billiards and with one shot having all the balls sink in pockets in numerical order.
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posted on
08/06/2016 8:44:04 AM PDT
by
Politically Correct
(A member of the rabble in good standing)
To: BenLurkin
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posted on
08/06/2016 8:44:25 AM PDT
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rsobin
To: Still Thinking
Sounds painful. Hemorrhoids, maybe? Shouldn't they be called "Asteroids"?
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posted on
08/06/2016 8:44:55 AM PDT
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dfwgator
To: BenLurkin
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posted on
08/06/2016 8:45:47 AM PDT
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rdl6989
To: BenLurkin
Because of The Rising Tide of Racism in Amerikkka!
To: Politically Correct
It would be like that if all the planets had identical tilt, maybe. But the solar system is a hodgepodge of different tilts.
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posted on
08/06/2016 8:47:20 AM PDT
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BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
To: BenLurkin
Sounds like Uranus got its ass kicked.
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posted on
08/06/2016 8:47:44 AM PDT
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TexasCruzin
(Trump is the man. #TrumpPence16)
To: BenLurkin
It’s the way the do exams - ask one of them doctors.
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posted on
08/06/2016 8:47:59 AM PDT
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BobL
(A vote for anyone but Trump is a vote that HELPS HILLARY. Think about it.)
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posted on
08/06/2016 8:48:22 AM PDT
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BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
To: BenLurkin
I think this time period in astronomical science is one of the most fascinating in history. So many new discoveries and eye opening observations. A busy person can hardly keep up with all the developments.
The ultimate cause as to why Uranus rolls on its side, will probably be more interesting than the effect itself. It’s an amazing universe, and we humans have only begun to scratch the surface of its wonders.
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08/06/2016 8:48:42 AM PDT
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Windflier
(Pitchforks and torches ripen on the vine. Left too long, they become black rifles.)
To: dfwgator
Shouldn't they be called "Asteroids"? You mean "Assteroids"?
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08/06/2016 8:52:32 AM PDT
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Maceman
To: BenLurkin
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08/06/2016 8:52:47 AM PDT
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massmike
(1969:Man walks on moon. 2016:Men can use the ladies room. That's progress????)
To: BenLurkin
Because it’s pretending to be Guam.
To: BenLurkin
Uranus is often referred to as an ice giant planet: Like the other gas giants, it has a hydrogen upper layer, which has helium mixed in. Below that is an icy mantle, which surrounds a rock and ice core.
http://space-facts.com/uranus/
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08/06/2016 8:55:09 AM PDT
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SMGFan
(Sarah Michelle Gellar is now on twitter @SarahMGellar -- Yes, she supports HRC :()
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08/06/2016 8:55:20 AM PDT
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Still Thinking
(Freedom is NOT a loophole!)
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