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 Uranus  

Uranus
Uranus Uranus was the first planet to be discovered that had not been known since antiquity. Although Uranus is just bright enough to be seen with the naked eye, and in fact had appeared...
January 1, 2002; Space Sciences

Far out! Uranus is sure an odd ball
...astronomer, Sir William Herschel, identified Uranus as a planet in 1781. He first thought...Little-known Pluto possibly excepted, Uranus is far and away the strangest member of...and the seventh farthest from the sun. Uranus is a huge ball about 31,800 miles in diameter...
January 19, 1986; Chicago Sun-Times

NASA: Huge spring storms rouse Uranus from winter hibernation.
...March 1999-NASA: Huge spring storms rouse Uranus from winter hibernation (C)1994-99 M2...Earth were anything like it will be on Uranus, we would be experiencing waves of massive...considered one of the blander-looking planets, Uranus is now revealed as a dynamic world with...
March 30, 1999; M2 Presswire

RELEASE: 99-47 HUGE SPRING STORMS ROUSE URANUS FROM WINTER HIBERNATION
...Earth were anything like it will be on Uranus, we would be experiencing waves of massive...considered one of the blander-looking planets, Uranus is now revealed as a dynamic world with...well up from deep in the atmosphere of Uranus. The movie, created by Hubble researcher...
March 29, 1999; Regulatory Intelligence Data

Waiting for the word from Uranus. (Voyager 2 data)
Waiting for the Word from Uranus Michael Kaiser has been waiting for...should come on. The topic: a message from Uranus. Kaiser is one of many scientists working...2 spacecraft, which will flash past Uranus next Jan. 24. More specifically, he...
June 15, 1985; Science News

Trivia: Uranus (the planet).
Uranus was discovered by William Herschel in March 1781. See if you can get through this probe of Uranus without giggling. 1. Not surprisingly, Uranus has some gas. Which gas is the most prominent in its atmosphere? a. Oxygen b. Hydrogen c. Helium...
March 14, 2006; Dallas Morning News (Dallas, TX)

NASA's Hubble Discovers New Rings & Moons Around Uranus.
...photographed a new pair of rings around Uranus and two new, small moons orbiting the...from the planet, they are being called Uranus' second ring system. One of the new moons...Hubble data also reveals the orbits of Uranus' family of inner moons have changed significantly...
December 22, 2005; PR Newswire

Oh, to be on Uranus, now that spring is there!
...didn't know it's springtime on the planet Uranus. Not many people do. How do I? Well, despite...season has been witnessed, since a year on Uranus is roughly equivalent to 84 of our Earth...is over its equator. But oh, to be on Uranus, now that spring is there! The vernal...
April 6, 1999; The Scotsman

All Comedy Aside, What Do We Know About Uranus?
...explores the mysterious seventh planet Uranus; in August, we will visit Neptune. The pronunciation of the word "Uranus" elicits a smirk from many a grade school...magnificent planet, what is known about Uranus? March 13, 1781: Unknown amateur astronomer...
July 7, 2007; Albuquerque Journal

Moons upstage Uranus // Probe reveals 15th satellite
PASADENA, Calif. The planet Uranus, giving up its secrets grudgingly...ring, the 10th to be discovered around Uranus since 1977, were officially reported...by cosmic standards. It is circling Uranus 20,725 miles above the planet's cloud...
January 26, 1986; Chicago Sun-Times



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