This Voyager 2 image of the mysterious Uranus shows a largely featureless upper atmosphere. NASA
This Voyager 2 image of the mysterious Uranus shows a largely featureless upper atmosphere. NASA
Uranus has not seen the light of day in many years.
Fry: “Hey, as long as you don’t make me smell Uranus.” *laughs*
Leela: “I don’t get it.”
Professor: “I’m sorry, Fry, but astronomers renamed Uranus in 2620 to end that stupid joke once and for all.”
Fry: “Oh. What’s it called now?”
Professor: “Urectum. Here, let me locate it for you.”
Fry: “Hehe, no, no, I think I’ll just smell around a bit over here.”
From the TV show ‘Futurama’
Rodney Dangerfield of planets gets no respect.
I’m told that if you have perfect vision, and if you have ideal viewing conditions, and if know where to look, Uranus can be seen with the naked eye.
Since the title contained the words “look up” and “Uranus,” somehow, I was under the impression the story was written by Katie Couric.
Brown 25?Only when I’m mooning it.
Wow. Mine only looks like that... wait. Never mind.
I thought I saw Uranus just this morning at the crack of Dawn.
It “opposes” the sun at least once a year, does it not?
SC, is this ping worthy?
I hope you continue to post these bits of science, in spite of all the good laughs everyone offered over the namesake of your article.
Don’t get me wrong, I am not apologizing for anyone and I am not complaining about the jokes, but I do enjoy the science as well.
Maybe they should have gone with Herschel's original proposal for the planet's name, Georgium Sidus, in honor of his sovereign, George III.
But I thought Uranus is where the Sun don't shine!
Well, just as long as it doesn’t fart.
I do not possess the flexibility to perform such a feat. And I can’t imagine what the Sun has to do with it.
My What does what????