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New Uranus Moons and Rings Discovered

Posted by Zonk on from the remember-the-children-before-you-post dept.

Patrick Furlong writes "CNN reports that the Hubble Space Telescope has discovered two new moons and two new rings around Uranus. The moons had been imaged by Voyager 2 in 1986 but were not recognized as moons at the time." More from MSNBC, and the official Hubble Site. From the CNN article: "The Hubble images also confirmed the existence of another moon, Perdita, which was first identified in the Voyager 2 pictures but had eluded telescopes ever since. Many moons of Uranus are named after characters in Shakespeare, and these new moons follow suit. Mab is named for Queen Mab, who is the subject of a famous speech by the character Mercutio in 'Romeo and Juliet.'"

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  1. first of 900 "Uranus" jokes by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    Rings around Uranus.

  2. Heh - Futurama by robyannetta · · Score: 5, Funny
    Fry: "Hey, as long as you don't make me smell Uranus." *laughs*

    Leela: "I don't get it."

    Professor: "I'm sorry, Fry, but astronomers renamed Uranus in 2620 to end that stupid joke once and for all."

    Fry: "Oh. What's it called now?"

    Professor: "Urectum. Here, let me locate it for you."

    Fry: "Hehe, no, no, I think I'll just smell around a bit over here."

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    1. Re:Heh - Futurama by geekoid · · Score: 3, Funny

      Troll? Who the hell thought this was a troll?

      Jeez, they should implementing testing for qualifications to moderate.

      It's either funny, or nothing.

      Actually, that's kind of my moto.

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  3. There names are by geekoid · · Score: 4, Funny

    Boil and Pimple.

    Thank you, I'll be here all night!

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    1. Re:There names are by Seoulstriker · · Score: 4, Funny

      Thank you, I'll be here all night!

      Indeed you will, it's Friday night afterall.

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  4. Re:Gas giants and rings by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Hahahaha Uranus is a gas giant hahahahahahahahaha

  5. "Uranus" by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Heh, "rings" around... oh screw it, this is too easy. We need originality in our comedy. All your base are belong to us.

  6. Re:Mod Parent up by Spamboi · · Score: 4, Funny

    I've always felt there should be a -1, "Funny" moderation myself...

  7. Oh crap.... by Mr.+Cancelled · · Score: 3, Funny

    Rings around Uranus... Moons...
    This all sounds like a Goatse moment if I've ever heard of one

    Mustn't click the wrong link...

  8. Wow... by StoatBringer · · Score: 3, Funny

    The Hubble must have a pretty powerful flash to light the outer planets up so well.

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  9. Re:Gas giants and rings by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Heh heh... He said anus...

  10. Oblig Chem Joke by eosp · · Score: 2, Funny

    I know I'll get modded offtopic, but: Q) What's the difference between miazole and urazole? A) The size of the ring.

  11. Re:Moons by bergeron76 · · Score: 2, Funny

    You forgot:

    Donner, Blitzen, et al.

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  12. Uranus is so big... by bk4u · · Score: 3, Funny

    they're still discovering moons around it.

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  13. What do the Starship Enterprise... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    ...and toilet paper have in common? They both circle Uranus wiping out Klingons.

    1. Re:What do the Starship Enterprise... by Brad1138 · · Score: 2, Funny

      If your going to bring up this ancient joke, at least tell it right:

      Q) What do Capt. Kirk and toilet paper have in common.
      A) They're both out to get the Klingons.

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  14. Precious by BorgCopyeditor · · Score: 2, Funny

    Quote from the CNN article: "No one thought this region of Uranus was very interesting."

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