A distant comet trapped in orbit between Saturn and Uranus is accompanied by a transforming disk of icy dust, new observations reveal.

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[–] 3 points 2 years ago (3 children)

We either need to rename Uranus to the traditional spelling of Ouranos to stop all this childish teasing, or we need to lean in harder and have the Onion get final edit on every single scientific publication on that planet.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    you- Rahn - oos

    You don't even need to change the spelling, just pronounce it a way that better resembles the underlying Greek. Problem is, no English-speaker needs to think about pronunciation for the other planets because the latin is just pronounced phonetically.

    It's weird that it's the one Greek-named planet. If we're changing things up, it should just be Caelus to match the others.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago*

    This headline belongs on not the Onion lol
    Sorry 😂

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    Wow, I wonder if this will impact Uranus in any way?

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    Said Carlsen to Niemann.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    Leave me alone. I've been trying to pass it for like a week.

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    [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    Probably just some cloaked Klingons

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