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Uranus Has a Dark Spot

seti.org — During the past decade, many bright spots have been seen on Uranus, in both red and near-infrared filters. But this is the first dark spot ever seen on the planet.

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  • diggityiggity, on 10/12/2007, -16/+146Oh yeah? Uranus has a dark spot too!
  • Puttockc, on 10/12/2007, -4/+79Uranus has a skid mark
  • nymphetamine, on 10/12/2007, -11/+71Hey, it's called a birthmark. No need to make fun :(

    Let the uranus jokes begin!
  • chris9902, on 10/12/2007, -0/+59Farnsworth: Go ahead, try it. You'll find that every heavenly body has its own particular scent. Here, I'll point it at Jupiter.

    Fry: Smells like strawberries.

    Farnsworth: Exactly! And now Saturn.

    Fry: Pine needles. Oh, man, this is great! Hey, as long as you don't make me smell Uranus! (Laughs nerdily)

    Leela: I don't get it.

    Farnsworth: 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?

    Farnsworth: Urectum.
  • inactive, on 10/12/2007, -2/+55We need to end these jokes once and for all by renaming the planet to Urectum!
  • tuxidomasx, on 10/12/2007, -0/+49just send a probe in there...check that ***** out.
  • Domza, on 10/12/2007, -2/+50Dugg for title alone.
  • bickdigg, on 10/12/2007, -4/+48Breaking news, there is Methane in Uranus...
  • skywake, on 10/12/2007, -1/+38my favorite was right at the end
    "These are interesting times, indeed, for Uranus watchers."
  • xsspd2004, on 10/12/2007, -0/+37You must be new here, welcome.
  • D4r7h3v1l, on 10/12/2007, -4/+39im in uranus orbitin your planets.
  • mikeazorin, on 10/12/2007, -0/+29Breaking news, not anymore.
  • wvdavis, on 10/12/2007, -0/+19Hey, leave Dvorak out of this.
  • rompom7, on 10/12/2007, -3/+20So many failed jokes in here that I think I'm going to kill myself.
  • Vertabreaker, on 10/12/2007, -1/+17Dugg just because the title made me "lol" at work and got me some dirty looks.
  • mbthompson, on 10/12/2007, -0/+16Breaking wind is more like it.
  • wvdavis, on 10/12/2007, -0/+16I don't believe anyone has actually read the article yet.
  • Vision2098, on 10/12/2007, -0/+14"Scientists Say Uranus is Crusty and Gaseous"
  • JasonMaloney101, on 10/12/2007, -5/+19That's what she said.
  • 5hinmyoken, on 10/12/2007, -0/+11dugg for:

    excellence of title.
  • Desolite, on 10/12/2007, -4/+14: Reuben, I'm in a situation here. We have to leave now.
    : No. Can we stay a couple more minutes?
    : Dude, no. This is serious. I just sharted.
    : I don't know what that means.
    : I tried to fart and a little ***** came out. I just sharted. Now let's go.
    : You're the most disgusting person I've ever met in my life.

    well, that explains the dark spot.
  • daveddd, on 10/12/2007, -1/+11Chili always leaves a dark spot on Uranus
  • idonthack, on 10/12/2007, -0/+9Shakespeare and butt jokes. I never thought I'd see the day...
  • bigredgpk, on 10/12/2007, -0/+8i'm 25 years old and i'm soooo immature... and i love it
  • soylent2oz, on 10/12/2007, -1/+9It also has a dark ring and a pink center that seems to expand.

    Sorry I couldn't help myself :-P
  • LadyBeGood, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7Out, damned spot!
  • bionicvskungfu, on 10/12/2007, -2/+9"During the past decade, many bright spots have been seen on Uranus"

    "Other images taken a day later also show the dark spot near Uranus’ limb"

    "There is a reason for the recent spate of activity on Uranus."
    Classic!
  • yensed, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7"Uranus Has a Dark Spot"

    My new sentence of the day.... Hey Mom!...
  • bocanegra, on 10/12/2007, -1/+7One hundred ass jokes... not a single comment about the article... welcome to Digg.
  • catfish182, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6Dugg for the title and the jokes.
  • Rosco, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6and the monolith begins to expand
  • duxxyuk, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5use a mirror and uranus will be in full view LOL ;-)... sorry... not aimed at anyone in particular
  • mattsidesinger, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5http://dvorak.org/blog/
  • stryker2you, on 10/12/2007, -1/+6Well, since I've read all the comments and not a single one was about the article, let me be the first to say something about it...at the risk of being dugg down.

    This is truly a remarkable discovery for the simple fact that it shows there is still plenty to learn about when it comes to just the planets in our solar system alone...

    So what happens when we get around to building a telescope on Uranus? Would it be best to stick it in the dark spot?

    Digg me up or down, I don't waste my time thinking about it.
  • palmdoc, on 10/12/2007, -2/+7Old joke:
    Q: Why's Captain Kirk like Toilet paper?
    A: They both circle Uranus looking for Klingons

  • cuoops, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4Uranus is tipped on it's side.....yep, I actually read the article
  • ohcoaster, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4How do they know Uranus is tilted 98 degrees and not 82 degrees?
  • mbthompson, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4Only if I eat habenero peppers, but thanks for bringing it up.
  • primary0, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4zomg.. not even a single comment so far about the actual planet.. haha!
  • milk93rd, on 10/12/2007, -0/+433 years old and I can't even check out the article because I'm so immature. I love it!
  • brumfitt, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3a Klingon perhaps? :)
  • dawgma, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Colon cancer.
  • orangekid13, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4the solar system musta run out of toilet paper...
    or
    that's what I get for lighting farts...

    and
    for the record that's not the kind of picture i was expecting in the article
  • inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3A little astronomy will put this all in perspective. If we had a scale model of the solar system and the Sun were the size of a basketball, Uranus would be 3 miles away, and hard to wipe.
  • SmokeN-DC, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2My god its full of stars ..........

    end transmission

  • jlunski, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Dugg for obscure Andy Dick reference. :)
  • shampoovta, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2 I love you people. Nice to see your mined is in the same gutter as mine.
  • mbthompson, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2It's not good to stare at Uranus, spot or no spot, it's just not healthy.
  • inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2They don't call it a "Brown Eye" for nothing!
  • vagrantradio, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Pure comedy gold!!!
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