Spot five naked-eye planets but not all at once Feb 14, 2009
Uranus, Neptune and Pluto are never visible to the naked eye. Here's what you can look for. (MSNBC -- Technology)
Does Dark Matter Encircle Earth? Feb 7, 2009
Adler also speculates that dark matter could exert dramatic effects on the four gas giants in our solar system Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune ... It might also account for why Uranus seems anomalously cold the planet is bizarrely tilted, perhaps because of a colossal impact, and Adler surmises that this collision might have knocked away most of the dark matter cloud that might typically have heated Uranus. (Scientific American)
Science view: The planets as a family Mar 27, 2008
Uranus (Ouranos) was Saturn s father, Jupiter s grandfather, and Mercury, Venus, and Mars great grandfather ... The Earth titan was Gaia, who married Uranus ... Both Uranus and Saturn were credited with being Chronos, the creator of time itself. (Danvers Herald, MA)
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Uranus and Neptune are still low in the glow of dawn. Pluto (magnitude 14. (SkyAndTelescope.com)
First Whiff of Methane in Extrasolar Planet's Atmosphere Mar 21, 2008
Although Earthlings may associate methane with gassy cows, it is a common and perfectly nonbiological constituent of other atmospheres in the solar system, including those of Mars and Titan as well as the gas giants Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. Measuring the relative abundances of elements in an atmosphere allows researchers to infer details about its formation and weather patterns. (Scientific American)
Twisted Into Shape Mar 19, 2008
When astronomers discovered these celestial objects 300 years ago, they couldn't tell what they were and so named them for the resemblance they had to the planet Uranus as seen through early, relatively crude telescopes. By the mid-19th century, it was realized that they were actually emitted by dying stars. (Fox News)
Satellite shows Saturn moon might have rings Mar 8, 2008
Unlike the rings around Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune, the apparent arcs around Rhea remain invisible and have not been directly seen. Scientists inferred their existence based on measurements by Cassini, which detected a drop in electrons on both sides of the moon, suggesting the presence of rings was absorbing the electrons. (CNN -- Tech)
Saturn moon may have its own ring, in a lunar first Mar 7, 2008
The four largest planets in the Solar system -- Jupiter, Neptune, Saturn and Uranus -- all have rings, though Saturn's are the post spectacular, and it is likely that Earth had them too at the start of its history, Jones said. "Like finding planets around other stars, and moons around asteroids, these findings are opening a new field of rings around moons," said Norbert Krupp, a Cassini scientist from the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Saturn's Moon Rhea Also May Have Rings Mar 7, 2008
The rings of Uranus were found in a similar fashion, by NASA's Kuiper Airborne Observatory in 1977, when light from a star blinked on and off as it passed behind Uranus' rings. "Seeing almost the same signatures on either side of Rhea was the clincher," added Jones. (Science Daily)
Interplanetary Collision Mar 1, 2008
(Uranus may also spin "backwards," but since it also spins on its side, possibly due to another planetary collision, its north and south poles are somewhat arbitrarily labeled. . (Fox News)
Remember those planets however many there are Feb 29, 2008
Ten year old Maryn Smiths winning entry to remember the newly designated planets (here listed as Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Ceres, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto and Eris) is: My Very Exciting Magic Carpet Just Sailed Under Nine Palace Elephants. This cutesy story got a smattering of pick up from the wire story by AP (; , etc). (Nature News Service)
Japanese scientists eye new planet Feb 28, 2008
It defined the solar system as consisting solely of the classical set of Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. The team noted that more than 1,100 celestial bodies have been found in the outer reaches of the solar system since the mid-1990s. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
SCUBA-2 Camera Will Explore Earliest Phases Of Galaxy Formation Feb 26, 2008
11, 2002) An international team of astronomers reports the first strong evidence for the existence of massive planets on wide orbits -- like those of Saturn, Uranus and Neptune -- around many stars. The new. (Science Daily)
2007 Hurricane Season Starts Early, Ends Late Feb 15, 2008
2, 2006) Just as we near the end of the hurricane season in the Atlantic Ocean, winds whirl and clouds churn 2 billion miles away in the atmosphere of Uranus, forming a dark vortex large enough to engulf ... (May 28, 2007) Astronomers have made the first ever observation of one of the satellites of the planet Uranus passing in front of another. (Science Daily)
Cool spacedust survey goes into orbit Feb 5, 2008
He also, among many other discoveries, made the first sighting of the planet Uranus. Herschel is one of the cornerstone missions of the European Space Agency and will have the largest mirror ever built for a space telescope. (Hindu)
Eclipses and Other Astronomy Cover-Ups Feb 4, 2008
Other astronomy cover-ups include transits (such as Venus moving across the Sun in 2004 and 2012) and occultations (like the observations of Uranus moving between us and a star in 1977 that showed the seventh planet had rings). Other current celestial and space science events will also be discussed. (Allston Brighton TAB, MA)
A note to liberals about economics Jan 22, 2008
cross1242 wrote on Jan 20, 2008 12:27 PM:" This week Prof. Clayson roundly denounces socialism. And, once again, his arguments just dont add up. The major problem is that everything that Prof. Clayson has to say is that its all based on this logic: Democratic Party Policy = liberalism = Socialism = Communism. By conflating them together, his job of talking people out of seeing the reasonability of Democratic politics is made immeasurably easier. After all, when you scare the devil out of... (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Improve your Valentine's Day by up to 200%: Valentine's Day for the Single Gal Jan 15, 2008
Uranus, made from Aventurine, focuses on a couple's unique relationship and staying out of ruts. Women are encouraged to use the "Love" jewelry like a rosary or mala, as a meditation tool, or simply as a reminder of areas of life that need special attention. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
This Week's Sky at a Glance Jan 14, 2008
Contributor Guidelines. Advertising Information. (SkyAndTelescope.com)
Colliding Worlds: Distant Planetary Collision Jan 13, 2008
"Most, if not all, planets in our solar system were hit early in their history. A collision created Earth's moon and knocked Uranus on its side," explained Mamajek ... "The Earth was hit by something one-tenth its mass, and it's likely that other planets in our solar system were too, including Venus and Uranus," explained Meyer. (Science Daily)
Demolition derby in deep space? Jan 11, 2008
" As it turns out, planetary collisions are not that uncommon. The moon is believed to have formed when the young Earth was impacted by a Mars-sized object. "Venus is spinning backwards and Uranus is spinning on its side," Mr. Mamajek said. "Simulations suggest that the best way to produce that seems to be through the impact of smaller protoplanets. "Young planets colliding is probably a very natural process. What we're proposing is this might be the first observational signatures of this around... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Evidence of Huge Planetary Collision Found Jan 11, 2008
The discovery is exciting, because when our own solar system was young, at least three planets Uranus, , and are believed to have been smacked by large protoplanets. "This could be the first evidence of this happening to another object in another solar system," Mamajek said. (National Geographic)
Two planets may have collided, merged Jan 10, 2008
And another knocked Uranus on its side. "It's quite likely that major collisions happen in other young planetary systems, too.". (MSNBC -- Technology)
Oh my stars! Jan 8, 2008
The year of 2008 is likely to be an unusual year due to Pluto's arrival in Capricorn and the alignment of Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus. Any action taken over the next 12 months will probably be irreversible. (Melbourne Herald Sun)
LEARY: NASCAR Racing 101... Too Cool for School! Dec 20, 2007
My Very Educated Mother Just Showed Us Nine Planetsrepresented Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto. How do these Mnemonic aids apply to NASCAR racing. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
Uranus, Neptune Swapped Spots, New Model Says Dec 20, 2007
Existing models have Uranus and Neptune taking billions of years to form ... "Even Uranus and Neptune have a few Earth masses [worth] of these gases," which means they must have taken shape early while the gases were still available ... But the formation of the gas giants Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune has remained puzzling to planetary scientists. (National Geographic)
Saturn's Rings May Be As Old As Solar System Dec 14, 2007
9, 2003) Although rings around planets like Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune are relatively short-lived, new evidence implies that the recycling of orbiting debris can lengthen the lifetime of such rings ... 4, 2005) Although rings around planets like Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune are relatively short-lived, new evidence implies that the recycling of orbiting debris can lengthen the lifetime of such rings. (Science Daily)
Plasma Science Instrument Finds Surprises At Solar System's Edge Dec 12, 2007
After launch, Voyager 2's path was adjusted to take it past Uranus and Neptune as well. Although the craft were only built for a five-year mission, both are still working well three decades later. (Science Daily)
Solving solar system quandaries is simple: Just flip-flop the position of Uranus and Neptune Dec 12, 2007
Four billion years ago, early in the solar systems evolution, Uranus and Neptune switched places ... Given Jupiters composition and size, models predicted it would take many millions of years for it to form, and billions of years for Uranus and Neptune but our solar system isnt that old, says Desch ... It explains several aspects about the orbits of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune, as well as the Kuiper Belt of comets beyond, by assuming the giant planets formed a lot closer together... (EurekAlert!)
Voyager 2 finds our solar system is squashed Dec 11, 2007
With a gradually lengthening series of three-year budget extensions, the spacecraft have made it to Uranus and Neptune, and Stone and his colleagues are now writing the next three-year funding proposal. The Voyager spacecraft cost $865 million to build and launch and $120 million so far to operate. (CNET News.com)
Province to review vanity plate denial to reverend Nov 30, 2007
" "There are some things that people put on licence plates that are offensive, but people who feel like they have a good case to make, are more than welcome to reapply," Transportation Minister Jim Bradley said after being questioned by reporters. He said the province's Personalized Licence Plate Review Committee tries hard to spark "the right balance" between what is offensive and what isn't. "In this case, they may not have, so we've asked them to look at it again," he said. Elizabeth Witmer,... (CTV.ca)
First Moon Picture Back from China's Chang'e Probe Nov 27, 2007
Not to mention that Voyagers 1 and 2, after visiting Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune, are now, 30 years after launch, exploring the heliopause - the very edge of the solar system. Now, getting a picture back of the surface of the Moon is an admirable achievement (after all, the Moon is too close for the Hubble telescope, which has been taking pictures of distant galaxies for many years), but let's put it in a little perspective. (Wired News)
Astronomers Say Moons Like Ours Are Uncommon Nov 23, 2007
26, 2003) Astronomers have discovered two of the smallest moons yet found around Uranus. The new moons, uncovered by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, are about 8 to 10 miles across (12 to 16 km). (Science Daily)
Leonid Meteor Shower Peaks Saturday Nov 17, 2007
The Leonids are remnants of the Tempel-Tuttle comet, which follows a 33-year orbit that extends as far as the planet Uranus. The showers are visible when Earth travels through debris left behind by the comet. (National Geographic)
Annals of astronomy: The ancient search for life out there Nov 13, 2007
The ancient search for life out there - International Herald Tribune. The ancient search for life out there. (International Herald Tribune)
Unique Diamond Anvils Used To View Oxide Glass Structures Under Pressure Nov 13, 2007
16, 2007) A new study finds that diamonds probably don't crystallize in the atmospheres of planets such as Uranus and Neptune. The conclusion is contrary to recent speculation that small diamonds would. (Science Daily)
Saswato R. Das writes on astronomers' big news from the habitable zone Nov 13, 2007
Local Search Site Search. THIS STORY HAS BEEN FORMATTED FOR EASY PRINTING. (Boston Globe)
Meteor showers, changing comets Nov 10, 2007
Interested in a telescope view of Comet Holmes, NGC 7331, Uranus or any other great cosmic views. Then visit Heart of the Valley Astronomers at our next Star Gazing night. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Dwarf Galaxies Need Dark Matter Too, Astronomers Say Oct 29, 2007
Before the term was even coined, astronomers predicted its existence based on an anomaly in the orbit of Neptune's neighbor Uranus. They knew just where to look for Neptune. (Science Daily)
Saturn ring contains remnants of moon Oct 27, 2007
The other gaseous planets in the solar system Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune are also encircled by rings, but theirs are not as spectacular. The scientists called the fragments seen in this relatively narrow belt within Saturn's outermost ring "moonlets." They were not directly observed by Cassini, but the scientists inferred their existence because of the eight propeller-shaped wakes. (Globe and Mail -- Technology)
Predicting Planets Oct 24, 2007
Urbain Le Verrier, a Frenchman, and independently, John Couch Adams of Britain, were puzzled by quirks in the orbit of Uranus. According to Newton's laws of gravitation, the path Uranus traveled around the Sun didn't make sense unless another, unknown planet was pulling it out of line. (SkyAndTelescope.com)
Kannada has gone a long way Oct 13, 2007
While one spacecraft has crossed Jupiter and Saturn, the other has crossed Uranus and Neptune too. The crafts are in the solar system but travelling away from it. (India Times, India)
SF Gate: Science Oct 5, 2007
Rare edge-on glimpse of Uranus' bands reveals graphic differences. Fossils suggest earlier ancestry between ape and human. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Sputnik Beeped Oct 4, 2007
" A Race, Then A Leap Spurred by Sputnik and smarting from early Soviet space successes, the United States set about creating what would become the world's most successful space program, developing the Mercury, Gemini and Apollo spacecraft that ultimately carried a dozen Americans to the surface of the moon. To support the growing space program, America invested in loans and scholarships to attract more interest in science and engineering and financed wide-ranging research that led to a steady... (CBS News)
Key momentsThe highs and lows of 50 years of space flight Oct 3, 2007
24 January 1986 - The US Voyager 2 spacecraft becomes the first spacecraft to make a close approach to Uranus, the seventh planet from the Sun. 28 January 1986 - Nasa's Challenger space shuttle explodes, killing all seven astronauts on board. (BBC News -- Science)
Living in Space, Part 6 Satellite Exploration: The Outer Planets Oct 2, 2007
They were launched to fly by Jupiter and Saturn, but Voyager 2 was also sent to Uranus and Neptune. They proceeded to take thousands of photos of the outer planets and their moons, giving us much information concerning each planet s surface conditions. (Danvers Herald, MA)
A New Reason to Fear Space Germs Sep 26, 2007
the deep space probe to uranus was sterile, it was deemed without which our germs might infect em. but some daft engineer touched the craft s landing gear, and the guys who inspect em all screamed out you wrecked em. (New York Times)
Cookie Monster on the moon Sep 17, 2007
The full $30 million prize will remain on offer until 2012; thereafter it will drop to $15 million in 2013 and disappear in the general direction of Uranus in 2014. Meanwhile, elsewhere, and in a breathtaking display of chuzpah, Google is calling on the United Nations, no less, to help protect the privacy of web users around the world. (TelecomTV)
Relative to the solar system, where is the Oort cloud? And what is its size and shape? Sep 15, 2007
We believe that the Oort cloud comets originated as icy planetesimals between the orbits of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune, and were dynamically ejected to their current distant orbits by gravitational interactions with those giant planets. ADVERTISEMENT (article continues below). (Scientific American)
This plant family lights up the fall Sep 14, 2007
The planet Uranus can be seen with the naked eye this month under dark skies away from city lights. Look overheard at midnight in the constellation Aquarius. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Look up from Penn State Wilkes-Barre Sep 10, 2007
The seventh planet from the sun, Uranus shines nonstop within our solar system. Its name stems from the god of the heavens in Greek mythology. (Wilkes Barre Citizen's Voice, PA)
Browse S&T News Blogs Sep 8, 2007
August 24, 2007 For the first time since the rings of Uranus were discovered, astronomers are studying their edge-on view. August 24, 2007 A billion light-year-wide "hole" in space is a very cold and empty place. (SkyAndTelescope.com)
> read more Sep 8, 2007
Uranus is at opposition (opposite the Sun in the sky) ... Uranus is still within about 1. (SkyAndTelescope.com)
Tales from the solar system: Voyagers told ‘em best! Sep 7, 2007
Distant Uranus, for example, turns out to have an atmosphere dense enough to transfer heat from one pole to the other ... Reporting from Uranus, this is Lee Siegel for Associated Press ... As a science writer for the Associated Press, Lee Siegel covered Voyager 2's meet-ups with Uranus in 1986 and Neptune in 1989. (Why Files)
Do your part for hummingbirds Sep 7, 2007
Uranus, the seventh planet from the sun, can be seen with the naked eye this month under dark skies away from city lights. Look overhead at midnight in the constellation Aquarius. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Photo Gallery: Twin Voyager Spacecraft Turn 30 Sep 6, 2007
Voyager 2seen above as it launches from the Kennedy Space Flight Center in Florida on August 20, 1977is still the only spacecraft to have visited Uranus and Neptune. Today both Voyager probes are still going strong and are speeding toward the outer reaches of the solar system to explore what lies beyond our sun's sphere of influence. (National Geographic)
Denizens of a Distant Dwarf Sep 2, 2007
Compare that to reports this week about Uranus (150+ articles), and that's something that can be considered widespread, but not this. I agree media outlets have a responsibility for the content, but this is not a good example. (SkyAndTelescope.com)
Birders find lots of species at sod farms Sep 1, 2007
Uranus, the seventh planet away from the sun, can be seen with the naked eye this month under dark skies away from city lights, says Fernbank Science Center astronomer David Dundee. Look overhead at midnight in the constellation Aquarius. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Home & Garden)
Thirty years tracking faint whispers from space Sep 1, 2007
Its identical twin, sent aloft two weeks earlier on August 20, also took in the sights of Neptune in 1986 and Uranus in 1989. Today Voyager 1 is humanity's most remote object, 15. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Rings of Uranus on Edge Aug 29, 2007
2-meter Very Large Telescope caught sunlight reflecting off the edge-on rings of Uranus on August 16, 2007. European Southern Observatory During the past year, astronomers at major observatories have aimed their telescopes at Uranus to study its system of rings from a previously unseen perspective. (SkyAndTelescope.com)
Dark Side of Uranus' Rings Reveals Dramatic Changes Aug 26, 2007
URANUS' RINGS SHOW DARKER SIDE: Infrared images obtained at Hawaii's Keck Observatory show the sunlit side of Uranus' rings in 2004 [left] and 2006 [middle] next to a new image of the unlit side from May 28, made possible because the rings are currently facing Earth nearly edge-on. A rare edge-on view of the rings around Uranus has given astronomers their first glare-free peek at them since 1986, when the Voyager 2 probe flew past our solar system's seventh from the sun ... Uranus orbits the sun... (Scientific American)
Astronomers get first glare-free view of Uranus`s rings Aug 26, 2007
Washington, Aug 24: Astronomers have obtained the first glare-free view of the rings of Uranus and the fine dust that permeates them. The rings were discovered in 1977, and as they can be seen once every 42 years, this is the first opportunity astronomers have to observe a Uranus ring crossing and perhaps to discover a new moon or two ... Using data from observations made by the Keck II telescope, the team of astronomers led by Imke de Pater of University of California, Berkeley, found that the... (Zee News)
Rings of Uranus show puzzling behaviour Aug 26, 2007
In a Houdini-like act that has amazed astronomers, one of Uranus's 13 rings has vanished and been replaced by another one thousands of kilometres away ... Uranus's rings are now visible "edge-on" to Earth -- a phenomenon seen only once every 42 years. (National Post)
California moves up 2008 primary Aug 26, 2007
Planet Uranus rings the changes. Teenage hacker unlocks the iPhone. (Yahoo News -- Campaign Finance)
Rare View Captured of Rings Around Uranus Aug 26, 2007
This infrared image of Uranus from the W.M. Keck Observatory shows the rare ring-plane crossing in 2007 and is the first image of the unlit side of the rings of Uranus. The Sun itself will cross the ring plane of Uranus on 7 December 2007 ... This series of images of Uranus shows the change in viewing aspect, or ring opening angle. (Space.com)
