Something Has Exploded In a Spectacular Fashion On Uranus

**Ryan Ruck** · November 3rd, 2011, 21:27

Go ahead, let the jokes fly...

Something Has Exploded In a Spectacular Fashion On Uranus

October 30, 2011

Quit snickering! Something on Uranus has erupted and now scientists are all in a tizzy about what and why it might be.

The news is exciting for a number of reasons. The simplest being we know very little about Uranus, mostly due to its incredible distance form Earth and because it's, well, frankly one of the more "boring" planets out there.

But now, apparently, it's amazing again, all because of a mystery explosion in its atmosphere. Why is the explosion important? Mostly because Uranus's unique axis (on its side), amongst other things:

"The reason we care about the clouds on the planet Uranus is that they seem to be seasonally driven," said planetary scientist Heidi B. Hammel over at MSNBC.com. "Uranus spins tipped over on its side, giving rise to extreme changes in sunlight as its seasons progress. The changes are therefore much more dramatic than for other planets. Uranus thus gives us unique insight into the energy balance in a planetary atmosphere."

Add to that the fact that Uranus's northern hemisphere gets sunlight for 42 straight years while the southern is in darkness and this blue gem of the outer solar system starts to look a little less "boring" with each passing observation.

**Malsua** · November 3rd, 2011, 21:50

That's never something you want someone to tell you.

**Ryan Ruck** · November 3rd, 2011, 21:55

Isn't that the truth!

**American Patriot** · November 3rd, 2011, 22:29

I suggest strongly that it was a comet, not unlike Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9....looks like it to me, either that or a string of asteroids that slammed into the atmosphere.

**Ryan Ruck** · November 4th, 2011, 05:23

Yep, that was exactly my thinking.

**catfish** · November 4th, 2011, 15:32

Hemroids?

**American Patriot** · November 4th, 2011, 16:41

I refrained from saying that same thing, Catfish... LOL!

I was sitting in Rock Bottom drinking a Tankbuster Brown when I was reading this and I saw the headline and almost choked. The first thing that came to my mind was any of several smart assed remarks (yours among them). Instead, I took the... ummm mature way out. LOL

**Ryan Ruck** · November 4th, 2011, 17:10

**Luke** · November 6th, 2011, 12:27

I am fairly certain that Alex Jones fella will say it was a false flag attack from the ex-planet Pluto, who sent thermite bombs to Uranus because the Illumanti told them to make it so.