Boffins PROBE DEEP into URANUS' depths, beneath SPOTTY surface

[n2doc]

By Iain Thomson,

Uranus is one of the darkest places in our Solar System - which makes spotting it from Earth hard. Astronomers have caught the gas giant lighting up as unexplained storms ripped away its atmospheric cover.


Something is rumbling deep within Uranus


Using the W. M. Keck II Telescope on Hawaii, astronomers first noted the planet's unusual appearance on August 5 and 6: a bright spot appeared that accounted for 30 per cent of the light usually reflected by the gas giant. They estimated that the images showed a massive storm disrupting the upper atmosphere of the planet.

"This type of activity would have been expected in 2007, when Uranus's once every 42-year equinox occurred and the Sun shined directly on the equator," noted co-investigator Heidi Hammel of the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy.

"But we predicted that such activity would have died down by now. Why we see these incredible storms now is beyond anybody's guess."


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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/11/12/mysterious_storms_rip_apart_uranus_to_expose_spotty_interior/

The brits have such a way with words....

[Eleanors38]

1. Probe deep enough and you'll get giant gas.

[damyank913]

2. They'd have to get past the "Flatusphere"

[postulater]

3. I used to have that problem too.

Then I cut out milk. Much better now.

Curious explosions though.

[Eleanors38]

9. Don't mind explosions if they are artsy-fartsy.

[damyank913]

8. It's actually easier to spot Uranus if you look for it's "moon" 1st.

Just follow your nose...

[Tyrs WolfDaemon]

4. Somehow, somewhere, a Republican will blame these storms on Pres. Obama

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It might go something like this: "Thanks to Obamacare, Uranus is experiencing explosive eruptions. He must be impeached and Obamacare repealed before Uranus completely blows apart. Please donate to the Republican party before Uranus is no more!"


My money is on Ted Cruz saying something like that, especially since he isn't a scientist. He might want to get on the Uranus exploding story to prove that he does belong as the head of the science subcommittee.

Of course Sarah Palin might say it (Does she even know that Uranus is a planet?), but then ask that the money be sent to her that she may produce a WebTV show about the evil Obama White House and their plans to destroy Uranus.
edit to add: It just dawned on me that Palin might not know what an anus is. I'm sure she knows what an a$$hole is, but just not its proper name.

[Xipe Totec]

5. Men are from Mars. Republicans are from Uranus. nt

[n2doc]

6. Not from mine! n/t

[Xipe Totec]

7. Whoever felt it... nt

[MillennialDem]

11. I disagree, I give birth to a republican 2-4 times a week

[muriel_volestrangler]

10. British radio: "what's it like to have your probe stuck where the sun doesn't shine?"

(Eddie Mair on Radio 4's 'PM' to a British scientist involved in Philae, to be exact). That's a way with words.