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A new analysis of decades' worth of observations has revealed that Uranus does indeed emit more heat than it receives from the rays of the Sun.

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[-] SonOfAntenora@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Stupid me and weird titles.

This conclusion, arrived at by two independent teams of scientists, finally resolves a puzzle that first emerged when Voyager 2 cruised past the stinky planet all the way back in 1986. Those observations suggested that Uranus was not emitting any excess heat – a finding that put it at odds with all the other giant planets in the Solar System.

They know what they're doing

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