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CNN @cnn.com

Astronomers using the eye of the James Webb Space Telescope have spotted a previously unknown moon whirling around Uranus, according to NASA. The discovery boosts the number of moons known to be orbiting the ice giant to 29 — and there are likely more waiting to be found. https://cnn.it/45PKQEA

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aug 22, 2025, 3:59 am • 142 23

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David R Matthew @silentsight.bsky.social

Hehe

aug 22, 2025, 4:17 am • 1 0 • view
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Dave K @dski.bsky.social

there’s a moon around Uranus? Is this a prank call?

aug 22, 2025, 4:02 am • 1 0 • view
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MaybeNextYear @fatafleck.bsky.social

But enough about your mom.

aug 22, 2025, 4:04 am • 1 0 • view
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Rose @rainy-day-rose.bsky.social

Please name it Hemorrhoid

aug 22, 2025, 4:28 am • 4 0 • view
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FarkinAustralia @farkinaustralia.bsky.social

hemorrhiod come out when you don't want them and are always a pain in the arse sounds like this guy

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aug 22, 2025, 5:31 am • 1 0 • view
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Project Hostile Takeover @hostiletakeover.bsky.social

#grabthembytheprimaries

aug 22, 2025, 4:44 am • 1 0 • view
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Gregory Mendham @aeronautgreg.bsky.social

Obi Wan Kenobi stares out of the cockpit of the Millennium Falcon and realises 'that is not a moon'.
aug 22, 2025, 5:33 am • 2 0 • view
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benny @bennybsky.bsky.social

When's the last time they found something whirling around uranus

aug 22, 2025, 5:15 am • 2 1 • view
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FarkinAustralia @farkinaustralia.bsky.social

about the same ............

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aug 22, 2025, 5:28 am • 1 0 • view
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Captain Tapir @kellyratcliff.bsky.social

Colonoscopy paid off. Win for preventative medicine.

aug 22, 2025, 4:06 am • 14 0 • view
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American Absurdity Association @nonsensicalmadness.bsky.social

Klingons to Uranus

aug 22, 2025, 4:56 am • 1 0 • view
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Deb Elias @sailebed.bsky.social

They have named it "Dingleberry".

aug 22, 2025, 4:29 am • 7 0 • view
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FarkinAustralia @farkinaustralia.bsky.social

MacDuff is my vote

aug 22, 2025, 5:30 am • 2 0 • view
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deruhrmacher.bsky.social @deruhrmacher.bsky.social

they need to stop calling gas giants planets

aug 22, 2025, 4:14 am • 1 0 • view
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Alister MacGregor Munro 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇪🇺 @almunro.bsky.social

It's spelt 'your'.

aug 22, 2025, 4:28 am • 1 0 • view
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The Menace @sethstuart.bsky.social

I've got two moons orbiting my anus. Ha. Got em.

aug 22, 2025, 5:41 am • 0 0 • view
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DiscoPriest @discopriest.bsky.social

Finger on the pulse as always, CNN. Context: The NASA Hubble team was facing a 25% - 35% reduction in funding in June (per Astronomy Magazine, Mashable, The Guardian UK) but it now faces total closure due to Trump.

aug 22, 2025, 4:05 am • 3 1 • view
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theprof3ssorr @theprof3ssorr.bsky.social

Listen, I try to bathe but I guess sometimes there is extra stuff orbiting...........................

aug 22, 2025, 4:00 am • 1 0 • view
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TatiSky 🇨🇦 @skytati.bsky.social

Nope. I've checked. There is nothing orbiting there. Lies. 😂

aug 22, 2025, 4:21 am • 1 0 • view
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doingit4us @gontry.bsky.social

Coulda had a better title. “They just found another moon on Uranus.”

aug 22, 2025, 4:18 am • 1 0 • view
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Ed Hirsch @edhirsch.bsky.social

bsky.app/profile/edhi... James Webb Space Telescope: "Why Isn't Anyone Following The Money Behind James Comer's Jeffrey Epstein, Donald Trump, And Alex Acosta Scandals?" demcastusa.com/2023/12/17/f...

aug 22, 2025, 4:04 am • 3 0 • view