@return2ozma to Not The OnionEnglish • 7 hours agoAstronomers Found Something Cold and Wet Near Uranusgizmodo.comexternal-linkmessage-square21arrow-up1144arrow-down15cross-posted to: space
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minus-squareHexesofVexeslinkEnglish10•4 hours agoDon’t worry, the scientific community is working on getting it renamed to solve exactly this problem. It’s going to be called “urectum”.
minus-squareDharma Curious (he/him)linkfedilinkEnglish2•53 minutes agoI’m a genuine proponent of renaming Uranus to “Caelus.” It’s the only planet (save earth) not named for a Roman god. It’s named for a Greek god, and completely breaks the naming convention. Funny word play aside, I’d like to see it renamed Caelus.
Don’t worry, the scientific community is working on getting it renamed to solve exactly this problem.
It’s going to be called “urectum”.
Rectum? Damn near killed em!
I’m a genuine proponent of renaming Uranus to “Caelus.” It’s the only planet (save earth) not named for a Roman god. It’s named for a Greek god, and completely breaks the naming convention. Funny word play aside, I’d like to see it renamed Caelus.