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New satellites of Uranus (and Neptune) discovered.

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  • 26 February 2024 at 10:36 am #621853
    Dr Paul Leyland
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    Recently three new satellites in the outer solar system have been discovered, one of Neptune and two more for Uranus.

    As Uranian satellites are all named after characters in Shakespeare’s plays, I suggest that one of the new moons should be called “Bottom”.

    • This topic was modified 9 months ago by Dr Paul Leyland. Reason: Fix tyop
    26 February 2024 at 12:14 pm #621855
    John Thorpe
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    Great idea! Would certainly put even more smiles on teenage faces during astronomy lessons 🙂

    26 February 2024 at 3:56 pm #621857
    Dr Paul Leyland
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    My apologies. One of Uranus and two of Neptune. That’s what comes of relying on memory rather than re-checking sources.

    My suggestion remains unchanged.

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