[neverdem]

The Second Ring-Moon System of Uranus: Discovery and Dynamics

Deep exposures of Uranus taken with the Hubble Space Telescope reveal two small moons and two faint rings. All orbit outside of Uranus's previously known (main) ring system, but interior to the large, classical moons. The outer new moon, U XXVI Mab, orbits at roughly twice the radius of the main rings and shares its orbit with a dust ring. The second moon, U XXVII Cupid, orbits just interior to the satellite Belinda. A second ring falls between the orbits of Portia and Rosalind, in a region with no known source bodies. Collectively, these constitute a densely packed, rapidly varying, and possibly unstable dynamical system.

[Darkwolf377]

We needed a good "rings around Uranus" thread for those of us who are alone on Christmas Eve! :)

[Irish_Thatcherite]

I hate it when Uranus moons....

[samtheman]

I always thought it was an unfortunate name for a planet.

[ALOHA RONNIE]

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It's interesting how a report published in a recent Amrican Media, Inc publication stated that the Planet Uranus' now closer proximity to us, relatively speaking, is what's putting unusual gravitational pressure on Earth's geological plates =

Tsunami-causing Earthquakes..?

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[nevergore]

Hubble better not be looking at my.....

Oh never mind...

[hosepipe]

Are moons around Uranus called Dingleoids..?

[martin_fierro]

Hubble spots Uranus' moons, rings

Meanwhile, in related news...

[martin_fierro]

"The destruction and accumulation of moons and rings is very exciting," said Jack Lissauer of the NASA Ames Research Center at Moffett Field in Mountain View, a principal investigator on the project. "It's showing how this system is very rapidly evolving and showing that the processes which led to the formation of the planets (are) still ongoing today."

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[rightwinggoth]

Many scientists and academics actually pronounce the name of the planet as 'your-UN-ess.' This reflects more accurately the original Greek pronunciation, even if it's not a double entendre in English.

[A CA Guy]

I ca see a Brokeback Uranus movie in the works from this.

[taxesareforever]

"It's showing how this system is very rapidly evolving and showing that the processes which led to the formation of the planets (are) still ongoing today."

Scientists just discovered this and right off the bat it is considered a process of evolution. What jokesters.

[WestVirginiaRebel]

You've got to be careful when Cupid is circling Uranus.

[Atchafalaya]

Finally, an explanation for Brown 25 that is understandable.

[ATOMIC_PUNK]

[the_daug]

As many say in San Francisco "Ummm! love, Uranus!"

[bert]

Aren't the moons of Uranus actually hemorrhoids

[KevinDavis]

[curmudgeonII]

Good grief.
Another Uranus post.

[SunkenCiv]

self-ping
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=uranus

[SunkenCiv]

similar, a little older:

Two more rings discovered around Uranus
MSNBC/AP | Dec. 22nd
Posted on 12/22/2005 11:55:15 AM PST by iPod Shuffle
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1545558/posts