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Something Has Exploded In a Spectacular Fashion On Uranus
Gizmodo.com ^
| October 30, 2011
Posted on 10/31/2011 10:21:14 PM PDT by PJ-Comix
Quit snickering! Something on Uranus has erupted and now scientists are all in a tizzy about what and why it might be.
The news is exciting for a number of reasons. The simplest being we know very little about Uranus, mostly due to its incredible distance form Earth and because it's, well, frankly one of the more "boring" planets out there.
But now, apparently, it's amazing again, all because of a mystery explosion in its atmosphere. Why is the explosion important? Mostly because Uranus's unique axis (on its side), amongst other things:
"The reason we care about the clouds on the planet Uranus is that they seem to be seasonally driven," said planetary scientist Heidi B. Hammel over at MSNBC.com. "Uranus spins tipped over on its side, giving rise to extreme changes in sunlight as its seasons progress. The changes are therefore much more dramatic than for other planets. Uranus thus gives us unique insight into the energy balance in a planetary atmosphere."
Add to that the fact that Uranus's northern hemisphere gets sunlight for 42 straight years while the southern is in darkness and this blue gem of the outer solar system starts to look a little less "boring" with each passing observation.
TOPICS: Astronomy; Science
KEYWORDS: astronomy; catastrophism; moonsofuranus; ringarounduranus; solarsystem; uranus; xplanets
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To: Impala64ssa
Did we go to the same parochial school?
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posted on
10/31/2011 11:09:14 PM PDT
by
tanuki
(O-voters: wanted Uberman, got Underdog....)
To: PJ-Comix
Something Has Exploded In a Spectacular Fashion On Uranus
I don't think porn is allowed.
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posted on
10/31/2011 11:09:17 PM PDT
by
lewislynn
( What does the global warming movement and the Fairtax movement have in commom? Misinformation)
To: PJ-Comix
Juss wunnering...didgya ping Laz?
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posted on
10/31/2011 11:15:31 PM PDT
by
Cletus.D.Yokel
(Catastrophic Anthropogenic Climate Alterations - The acronym explains the science.)
To: tanuki
To: irishtenor
Something Has Exploded In a Spectacular Fashion On Uranus
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posted on
10/31/2011 11:34:39 PM PDT
by
garjog
To: PJ-Comix
A serious scientific headline...
..that is giving me an extraordinary case of the giggles.
I mean, I DARE you to read that headline out loud and keep a straight face. Unless of course you’ve had your sense of humor surgically removed.
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posted on
10/31/2011 11:38:37 PM PDT
by
hoagy62
(The United States of America. Great idea...while it lasted.)
To: PJ-Comix
But now, apparently, it's amazing again, all because of a mystery explosion in its atmosphere. Damn Uranian shoe bombers.
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posted on
10/31/2011 11:54:30 PM PDT
by
piasa
(Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge)
To: PJ-Comix
Come on people; give me a break, I about spewed tea all over my keyboard.
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posted on
10/31/2011 11:59:37 PM PDT
by
5th MEB
(Progressives in the open; --- FIRE FOR EFFECT!!)
To: hoagy62
I was in Latin class in high school and the teacher was talking about the Roman gods/myths and kept saying things like “Uranus just opened up and swallowed up Jupiter”. We started laughing and couldn’t hold it in. He couldn’t understand what was so funny.
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posted on
11/01/2011 12:02:20 AM PDT
by
boop
("Let's just say they'll be satisfied with LESS"... http://www.fda.gov/ucm/groups/Ming the Merciless)
To: Smokin' Joe
What graduate student would apply for a grant to study Uranus?Apparently, you've never been to Berkeley.
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posted on
11/01/2011 12:11:02 AM PDT
by
kevao
To: PJ-Comix
Broccoli and Cabbage .... toss in a Ham and Bean dish and I’m just about avoidable
TT
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posted on
11/01/2011 12:15:18 AM PDT
by
TexasTransplant
(Radical islam is real islam. Moderate islam is the trojan horse.)
To: PJ-Comix
“we know very little about Uranus’
And that’s the way I like it!
To: irishtenor
They must have had a lot of chili and beer!
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posted on
11/01/2011 12:30:46 AM PDT
by
sheik yerbouty
( Make America and the world a jihad free zone!)
To: garjog
Could be.. it appears to be a sh*tite..
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posted on
11/01/2011 12:34:13 AM PDT
by
sheik yerbouty
( Make America and the world a jihad free zone!)
To: PJ-Comix; dixiechick2000
GASEOUS ERUPTION SAID DUE TO IRRITABLE PUNDIT SYNDROME
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posted on
11/01/2011 12:34:19 AM PDT
by
PhilDragoo
(Hussein: Islamo-Commie from Kenya)
To: PhilDragoo
Omigosh!!!
That is hilarious!
LOL! What a HOOT!
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posted on
11/01/2011 12:45:31 AM PDT
by
dixiechick2000
(Proud barbarian TEA Party SOB)
To: PhilDragoo
Well done Phil... Well done!
LOL!
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posted on
11/01/2011 12:46:56 AM PDT
by
JDoutrider
(The democrat party has morphed into an evil institution that is hell bent on destroying America.)
To: PhilDragoo; JoeProBono; RedMDer; TheOldLady; DJ MacWoW; musicman; STARWISE; trisham; vox_freedom
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posted on
11/01/2011 1:19:50 AM PDT
by
onyx
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To: PJ-Comix
"...scientists are all in a tizzy about what and why it might be."Sounds like something or someone has been probing Uranus.
Seriously though,it is exciting,wonder what happened.
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posted on
11/01/2011 1:39:17 AM PDT
by
mitch5501
(My guitar wants to kill your momma!)
To: PJ-Comix
I recommend dietary changes.
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posted on
11/01/2011 1:40:20 AM PDT
by
fso301
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