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Uranus

I'm Uranus. Don't you recognize me?

About Me

I'm the seventh planet from the Sun and the third largest, but I'm very difficult to see with the naked eye. William Herschel discovered me in 1781 using both hands and a flashlight. There's an ongoing battle over which of my poles is the north and which is the south, but I feel lucky just to have two poles in me. As one of the solar system's gas giants, the buildup of methane in my atmosphere ensures a low-friction environment for potential probes. While it's commonly assumed that the sun don't shine on me, I can assure you I get 8.5 hours worth every day.

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My Interests

Finding a soothing cream for the red ring encircling me.

I'd like to meet:

Klingons.

Music:

I don't listen to much music myself, but some people have been open to receiving transmissions from Uranus.

Movies:

Uranus
Up Uranus
Uranus in the Seventh House

Television:

Nova, Diff'rent Strokes, Destination Space: Mission to Uranus

Books:

There have been many books written about me but my favorite is Alive and Well With Uranus

Heroes:

The people spearheading the movement to change my name to Urectum.

My Blog

Science is fun!

In school I learned that big stuff like the Brooklyn Bridge and poop are made up of smaller stuff called molecules. Some of these molecules have names. Most of the names are boring ones like "water" a...
Posted by Uranus on Mon, 06 Nov 2006 10:47:00 PST

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Posted by Uranus on Thu, 21 Sep 2006 12:18:00 PST

Pluto, we hardly knew ye

Pluto's always been one of my closest pals. Neptune has tried to come between us, but nothing could shake our bond until now. A bunch of scientists -- and remember, scientists are the same people who ...
Posted by Uranus on Fri, 15 Sep 2006 08:20:00 PST

Where's a bidet when you need one?

Blue ring discovered around UranusScientists have discovered a bright blue ring around Uranus with a satellite embedded in it described as "a small, dead, rocky ball," not something one typically like...
Posted by Uranus on Thu, 25 May 2006 06:57:00 PST