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See Uranus like NEVER before! Scientists capture incredible 3D view of the planet – revealing details in the upper atmosphere for the first time
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Posted on 02/22/2026 6:03:31 AM PST by BenLurkin
A new 3D map of Uranus is shedding light on one of the solar system's most mysterious planets.
Using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, scientists observed the ice giant for nearly a full rotation, revealing the inner workings of its upper atmosphere for the first time.
The team, led by Paola Tiranti from Northumbria University, mapped out the temperature and density of ions in the electrically–charged layer that sits 3,100 miles (5,000km) above the cloud tops.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
TOPICS: Astronomy; Science
KEYWORDS: astronomy; jwst; paolatiranti; planets; proctology; science; solarsystem; uranus; uranusin3d
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02/22/2026 6:03:31 AM PST
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BenLurkin
To: BenLurkin
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posted on
02/22/2026 6:04:29 AM PST
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V_TWIN
(America....so great even the people that hate it won't leave)
To: BenLurkin
Fry: Hey, as long as you don’t make me smell Uranus. (laughs)
Leela: I don’t get it.
Farnsworth: I’m sorry, Fry, but astronomers renamed Uranus in 2620 to end that stupid joke once and for all.
Fry: Oh. What’s it called now?
Farnsworth: Urectum.
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02/22/2026 6:08:52 AM PST
by
Lazamataz
(The quickest and easiest way to untold riches is to be elected to national office.)
To: V_TWIN
Looks like pictures of my last colonoscopy.
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posted on
02/22/2026 6:09:42 AM PST
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GranTorino
(Bloody Lips Save Ships)
To: BenLurkin
Look! There’s a Cling-on!
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posted on
02/22/2026 6:11:11 AM PST
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ArtDodger
To: BenLurkin
I don’t want to see anyone’s anus, let alone Uranus in 3D.
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posted on
02/22/2026 6:13:56 AM PST
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EvilCapitalist
(I wasn't expecting a kind of Spanish Inquisition.)
To: BenLurkin
Just here for the ass jokes. Carry on.
To: BenLurkin
Too early in the morning for frivolity.
To: ArtDodger
To: Lazamataz
If men are from Mars, and women are from Venus, then all the other gender identities are from Uranus.
To: tired&retired
Lol! Especially the tranny crowd.
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02/22/2026 6:31:40 AM PST
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EvilCapitalist
(I wasn't expecting a kind of Spanish Inquisition.)
To: BenLurkin
It’s not the procedure, it’s the prep.
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posted on
02/22/2026 6:35:19 AM PST
by
Oldeconomybuyer
(The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money)
To: BenLurkin
Why do th3y call them hemorroids? Shouldnt they be called asteroids?
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posted on
02/22/2026 6:43:45 AM PST
by
Bob434
(NYWAYS)
To: Bob434
I think you mean ass-teroids.
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posted on
02/22/2026 6:47:38 AM PST
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EvilCapitalist
(I wasn't expecting a kind of Spanish Inquisition.)
To: BenLurkin
Looks like a fish or frog egg ,LOL
To: butlerweave
Any proctologists care to weigh in ?
To: butlerweave
To: tired&retired
To: V_TWIN
Katie Couric again? Sheesh!
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02/22/2026 7:15:44 AM PST
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rktman
(Destroy America from within? On hold! Enlisted USN 1967 proudly. 🚫💉! 🇮🇱🙏! Winning currently!)
To: BenLurkin
I’m just here to read the FReeper’s comments...
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posted on
02/22/2026 7:38:59 AM PST
by
Afterguard
(I often wonder what happens to people who ask me for directions.)
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