New Moon for Uranus

Spudley writes "With a headline that is just begging for puns, the BBC has a story about a new moon that has been discovered around Uranus. I wonder if this one will turn out to be a old rocket engine too?"

That's no small moon...

[merlyn]

"... it's a Space Station!"

Migration

[Anonymous Coward]

If there is life on pluto [slashdot.org] then it's also possible that there is life on the outer planetary moons. If this was the case then the entire Uranian system could be teeming with life. Uranus might be surrounded by space mites waiting to penetrate it.

Futurama

[Anonymous Coward]

Come to think about it, naming a planet uranus was probably not one of the brightest events.

In the year 2869 Uranus has been renamed due to all the bad jokes about it. Now its Urectum.

It has rings too

[Caractacus Potts]

According to the picture provided, this moon actually has its own set of rings. It's almost unbelievable!

Re:FYI

[Anonymous Coward]

So, more like Urine-us?

Object around Uranus

[cyberchondriac]

Hmm.. kinda small for a moon, more like an asteroid. Aha !! It's a Hemorrhoid !!

Re:oh man. The punsters are gonna have a field day

[Tablizer]

naming a planet uranus was probably not one of the brightest events [because of the jokes]

Who knows, perhaps in some languages "Neptune" means "f*ck your mother". And "Earth" will get you deported.

Escaping the escape sequence

[Tablizer]

That "ring" you see in the picture is the typical circle used to indicate the interesting feature.

That brings up an interesting question: how do you mark an actual ring, such as a ring nebula or a planet ring?

Arrows? Okay, but what if the object actually looks like a ring and an arrow together?

A Rectangle? Okay, but what if. Nevermind. If we find a nebula shaped like a ring + arrow + rectangle, then we have far bigger concerns than how to point to it.

There's a ring around Uranus !

[The Famous Druid]

'twas discovered some years ago, and it's my
favourite astronomical fact.