Mental Floss

ASTRONOMY



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Have you ever seen a flash of bright light streaking through the night sky? People around the world have different ways of explaining these so-called shooting stars.

Autumn Spanne






















A composite image of Uranus by Voyager 2 and two different observations made by the Hubble Space Telescope

FYI, this ice giant is not pronounced "your anus," but rather, "urine us" … which is hardly an improvement.

David W Brown