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Uranus Smells Like Rotten Eggs

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Recently, scientists have come up with some interesting conclusions about the gas giant’s atmosphere. Thanks to infrared observations, they managed to detect a certain gas that is quite likely to be present towards the top of Uranus’ cloud cover. Hydrogen sulfide is what gives rotten eggs their charming smell:

http://www.syfy.com/syfywire/ok-fine-lets-do-this-uranus-smells-like-rotten-eggs^

I always thought Uranus is a beautiful name for a planet. But then my English improved and, at one point, the punchline hit me. Saying “Uranus” was never the same again. I still think it’s a beautiful name. I mean, the human body is beautiful, isn’t it? In English, it’s a beautiful funny name for a planet, so that makes it even better. Still, it makes it really difficult to say that I come from Uranus. Journalists across the web raced in coming up with the most memorable way to report the analytical news:

http://time.com/5252381/uranus-stinks-smell/^

https://gizmodo.com/stinky-molecules-confirm-uranus-smells-like-farts-1825467106^

In closing, enjoy this short, brilliant clip from Futurama:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0czFnIvKOJY^

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The Dance of the Planets

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Draw a line between the position of two planets every several days and behold the apparition of beautiful shapes:

https://www.techworm.net/2016/03/enjoy-geometrical-dance-planets-splendid-patterns-form.html^

The article above lists some other funky coincidences about the planetary bodies in our solar system. It’s written in a slightly “new age metaphysical” tone, but facts are facts and these are undoubtedly interesting facts. Personally, what I draw from all the above is a feeling of complete agreement with what a wiser person has said before me: “Mathematics is the language of nature” (and I perceive even physics and chemistry as flavors of mathematics).

Astronomy (the mathematics of huge congregations of atoms) is one of my oldest passions. I’ve been fascinated by our solar system since as long as I can remember. When I went to gymnasium, I learned about the endless curiosities that can be found outside it. But my main area of interest remains our cosmic neighborhood, where I see the sun and planets as childhood friends.

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