Uranus
Astronomers spot new tiny moons around Neptune and Uranus
Astronomers have found three previously unknown moons in our solar system, two additional moons circling Neptune and one around Uranus.
The distant tiny moons were spotted using powerful land-based telescopes in Hawaii and Chile, and announced Friday by the International Astronomical Union's Minor Planet Center.
The latest tally puts Neptune at 16 known moons and Uranus at 28.
A comet nearing Earth could be one of the largest we’ve ever seen
Five years ago the comet was journeying between Saturn & Uranus but as it slowly nears us amateur astronomers have their scopes trained on it
NASA has Plans to Probe Uranus in Search of Gas
As we talk about humans returning to the moon and the Trump administration forming the Space Force, it's easy to think about the less-sexy bodies in the solar system, particularly Neptune and Uranus. But a group at NASA aims to change that, with plans to send probes to the planets to learn more about their compositions in the 2030s.
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A Massive Object Devastated Uranus a Long Time Ago and it never Fully Recovered
Our Solar System is a pretty calm place these days, all things considered, but that wasn't always the case. In the period when the planets were still forming, collisions between various large bodies were common, and they ultimately helped shape the system that we see today.
Ancient Greek origins of Mother’s Day
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Modern history traces the origin of Mother’s Day to the UK and the United States in the late 19th century, however the roots of the Spring festival celebrated on the second Sunday in May stem back to antiquity. Ancient Greeks held an annual spring festival to honor Rhea, the Titan daughter of Gaia, the earth goddess and sky god Uranus.
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