#Uranus is trending. Uranus has been my favorite planet since I was a little kid so here are things that make it the coolest planet.
-It's the 1st planet that was "discovered", in 1781 by William Herschel
-It's been observed many times earlier but no one realized what it was
-It's the 1st planet that was "discovered", in 1781 by William Herschel
-It's been observed many times earlier but no one realized what it was
-Herschel himself called his discovery a comet, but astronomers quickly picked up that it was a new planet. For the first time in recorded history a new planet! It's like we suddenly found out there's a 6th Spice Girl
-It's sideways and green. Come on
-It's sideways and green. Come on
-Deviations in its orbit led astronomers to theorize the existence of yet another planet. Once Urbain Le Verrier ran the numbers, Johann Galle quickly found Neptune
-This was a huge moment in 19th century physics, as is was a definitive confirmation of Newton's theory of gravity
-This was a huge moment in 19th century physics, as is was a definitive confirmation of Newton's theory of gravity
-Uranus has over 20 moons, the big ones are named after Shakespeare characters (except a pair named after characters from Alexander Pope's "The Rape of the Lock" because I guess someone in the 19th century didn't like Shakespeare.)
-Uranus has rings! They are almost invisible because they are really small and made of dark rocks
-A few years after its discovery, Martin Klaproth discovered a new element and named it after the recently discovered planet: Uranium!
-A few years after its discovery, Martin Klaproth discovered a new element and named it after the recently discovered planet: Uranium!
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