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TINY MOONS DISCOVERED AT URANUS
Space News, page 10 ^
| October 20, 200e
Posted on 10/21/2003 3:48:24 PM PDT by boris
TINY MOONS DISCOVERED AT URANUS
Astronomers using NASAs Hubble Space Telescope discovered two of the smallest moons yet found orbiting Uranus, NASA announced.
The two moons, each about 12 to 16 kilometers in diameter, are so faint they were not detected by the Voyager 2 spacecraft, which discovered 10 small moons when it flew by Uranus in 1986. Uranus now has 24 known moons.
Astronomers hope to learn more about the orbits of the moons and their interaction with other Uranus moons with further Hubble observations. They also want to understand what role the newly discovered moons may play in the gravitational forces that keep the rings around Uranus in place.
TOPICS: Miscellaneous; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: astronomy; hubble; moons; moonsofuranus; ringarounduranus; uranus
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To: boris
Hasn't anyone tried to rename this planetary butt of jokes?
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posted on
10/21/2003 4:01:45 PM PDT
by
Genesis defender
(Prayer is the first line of defense.)
To: deannadurbin
Well, I DID have to take my husband to have a colonoscopy today. How coincidental to stumble across this story. I wasn't all that concerned during my colonoscopy. At least, not until the doctor commented on my tonsillectomy. :=)
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posted on
10/21/2003 4:03:02 PM PDT
by
Bob
To: boris
Tiny moons? Couldn't they be classified as asteroids?
23
posted on
10/21/2003 4:03:27 PM PDT
by
Blood of Tyrants
(Even if the government took all your earnings, you wouldn’t be, in its eyes, a slave.)
To: Genesis defender
Urectum?
24
posted on
10/21/2003 4:03:45 PM PDT
by
mrsmith
To: boris
Anyone want to speculate on what that dark circle is at the bottom of Uranus?
25
posted on
10/21/2003 4:04:10 PM PDT
by
My2Cents
(Well...there you go again.)
To: boris
Are they really moons or are they assterroids?
To: Blood of Tyrants
Just beat me to it. :^)
To: boris
Two moons orbiting Uranis and you ask for no jokes. That is ridiculous in itself.
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posted on
10/21/2003 4:05:35 PM PDT
by
harpseal
(stay well - Stay safe - Stay armed - Yorktown)
To: boris
Dang...and I had a good one! ;-)
29
posted on
10/21/2003 4:06:10 PM PDT
by
Fledermaus
(I'm a conservative...not a Republican.)
To: harpseal
NASA: "We're being mooned by Uranus."
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posted on
10/21/2003 4:06:56 PM PDT
by
My2Cents
(Well...there you go again.)
To: deannadurbin
Your husband must be a Republican since Democrats masterfully perform eyewitness, self-colonoscopies.
31
posted on
10/21/2003 4:07:15 PM PDT
by
Fledermaus
(I'm a conservative...not a Republican.)
To: Genesis defender
Hasn't anyone tried to rename this planetary butt of jokes? AFAIK, they haven't tried to change the name. The pronunciation that I've heard lately, though, is more like "YOUR-an-iss" rather the the old "your-AIN-iss"
32
posted on
10/21/2003 4:07:27 PM PDT
by
Bob
To: boris
If we use this, half the thread will Disappear!! Only kidding!!
To: Genesis defender
Hasn't anyone tried to rename this planetary butt of jokes? Yes, but for some reason, Urweenie never gathered much popular support.
34
posted on
10/21/2003 4:08:48 PM PDT
by
Dog Gone
To: My2Cents
35
posted on
10/21/2003 4:09:35 PM PDT
by
Brett66
To: boris
i want to be serious.
i cannot.
thank you for the opportunity to test myself.
;)
To: boris
They make an ointment for that.
37
posted on
10/21/2003 4:11:46 PM PDT
by
KillTime
To: At _War_With_Liberals
Aww jeez, ya beat me.
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posted on
10/21/2003 4:12:12 PM PDT
by
Octar
To: Bob
The pronunciation that I've heard lately, though, is more like "YOUR-an-iss" rather the the old "your-AIN-iss" It's a loser either way. The second pronunciation could well describe the odor of a street corner wino in mid August: urinous.
To: My2Cents
Any NASA spacecraft sent to collect a sample from Uranus should be named Charmin.
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