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How do you feel about a probe to your anus - I mean Uranus?
Scientists know Uranus doesn’t get much attention, and that it’s often the butt of jokes, but they think it’s very mysterious and are planning to explore it in the coming years.
These plans come after a new report from a panel of US planetary scientists urged NASA to send a flagship mission to study the giant planet.
Uranus has been neglected partly due to how far away it is from the Sun - It’s over 2.9 billion kilometres away and takes 84 years to orbit the Sun, meaning a gargantuan amount of planning is needed before a probe is sent.
Maybe it’s something in its water and amorphous ice, but everything to do with this strange planet takes a long time. It was the first planet to be discovered, but it took scientists 70 years to name it!
William Herschel, who discovered it in 1781, wanted to call it George's Star, after his patron King George III, but then the name Uranus was settled on 70 years later.
So what’s funnier, a planet named Uranus or a planet named George? Let us know in the comments.
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How do you feel about a probe to your anus - I mean Uranus?
Scientists know Uranus doesn’t get much attention, and that it’s often the butt of jokes, but they think it’s very mysterious and are planning to explore it in the coming years.
These plans come after a new report from a panel of US planetary scientists urged NASA to send a flagship mission to study the giant planet.
Uranus has been neglected partly due to how far away it is from the Sun - It’s over 2.9 billion kilometres away and takes 84 years to orbit the Sun, meaning a gargantuan amount of planning is needed before a probe is sent.
Maybe it’s something in its water and amorphous ice, but everything to do with this strange planet takes a long time. It was the first planet to be discovered, but it took scientists 70 years to name it!
William Herschel, who discovered it in 1781, wanted to call it George's Star, after his patron King George III, but then the name Uranus was settled on 70 years later.
So what’s funnier, a planet named Uranus or a planet named George? Let us know in the comments.
ABOUT THINK INC.
Think Inc. is a community of individuals on a mission to expose the true face of modern society. Armed with ideas, we defy the stale conventions of learning by shifting the world’s attention to global ideas, while opening minds.
We’re not on the fringe. We are trendsetters with the power to shift perceptions and reshape the face of the mainstream.
In 2014, Think Inc. launched with the mandate of creating a community where ideas can be shared, challenged, voiced and became a champion of democratising ideas. On this foundation, Think Inc. has grown into a powerful collective.
CONNECT WITH US
Join our mailing list → bit.ly/think-sign-up
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