Posted on 04/08/2025 12:25:48 PM PDT by rdl6989
Astronomers have just revealed that a day on Uranus is longer than was previously thought, at 17 hours, 14 minutes and 52 seconds.
This is 28 seconds longer than the previous estimate, which was made by NASA's Voyager 2 probe during its flyby of the ice giant planet back in 1986.
The new figure—which is 1,000 times more accurate—was calculated based on a decade's worth of observations of Uranus's aurorae made by NASA/ESA's Hubble Space Telescope.
The long-term data on the planet's auroral emissions enabled the researchers to track the positions of the planet's magnetic poles and, by extension, its inner rotation rate.
(Excerpt) Read more at newsweek.com ...
Ah, I was expecting the old Star Trek joke about how the Starship Enterprise and toilet paper are alike.
it is truly discomforting. even exlax isn’t helping. maybe an enema?
My wife tells me that all the time.
“ Out gassing is a serious issue.
My wife tells me that all the time.”
Blame it on the dog. But seriously, I’m sure our use of petroleum caused global warming on Uranus resulting in longer days.
Welp, there goes my designs for an FTL engine.
And this matters, because...?
Did the inhabitants of Uranus just adopt daylight savings time?
Voyager sped up the rotation when it flew by. The little bit of gravity interacted with Uranus’s and sped up the rotation....
Thanks rdl6989, nice twofer.
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