NASA Just Got a Rare Look Inside Uranus – Here’s What They Found

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A rare celestial alignment in April 2025 gave NASA scientists the chance to study Uranus in exceptional detail as it passed in front of a distant star.

This stellar occultation, visible only from parts of western North America, allowed researchers to measure changes in Uranus’ atmosphere that haven’t been studied this thoroughly in decades.

On April 7, Uranus moved perfectly between Earth and a distant star, creating a rare cosmic event known as a stellar occultation. But for NASA scientists, this wasn’t just a beautiful alignment. It was a golden opportunity to study the mysterious ice giant in ways we haven’t been able to in over 30 years.
By watching how the star’s light dimmed and brightened as it passed behind Uranus, scientists were able to measure key features of the planet’s atmosphere, like its temperature, pressure, and density, in incredible detail. This flickering of starlight creates something called a light curve, and it’s a powerful tool for unlocking secrets hidden high in the planet’s skies.

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[Dashinka 26,162]

Honestly, I thought this might be a BB article.  It is amazing what astrophysicists can do from so far away.

[Nature Boy 2.0 8,476]

I think while Trump is renaming stuff, he might rename Uranus for obvious reasons. 

 

I don't really understand his lust for renaming stuff. I do like having the Army bases I served at being back to their old names.

 

When things change in this country and they will.  We may not live to see it but one day the Dems will have the White House, Congress and the Senate. God forbid they get the supreme court back but it will happen.

 

Now when it happens are they going to rename the bases, the war department, the Gulf of Mexico etc. Is this going to be a new trendy thing.

 

Btw I think renaming the dept of defense was a dumb move.

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4 hours ago, Nature Boy 2.0 said:

Btw I think renaming the dept of defense was a dumb move.

it's a more appropriate name (besides, it was called "dow" until 1949).  calling it "defense" sounds passive in that we would never take the offense.

Edited September 23 by Ban Hammer