Uranus Was Misread for 40 Years
🔵 For decades, Uranus was treated as the “quiet” ice giant. But newer infrared analyses suggest it may be leaking more heat than we thought, raising a bigger question: where was that energy hiding, and what does it mean for the most common planets in the galaxy?
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Recommended reading related to this episode:
→ Uranus and Neptune (Carolyn Kennett) - https://amzn.to/4chnSek
→ Giant Planets of Our Solar System: Atmospheres, Composition, and Structure (Patrick Irwin) - https://amzn.to/4b0dGEO
→ Atlas of Uranus (Garry E. Hunt, Patrick Moore) - https://amzn.to/404F5jN
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