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.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/48332762

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.

  • jaybone@lemmy.zipEnglish
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    12 days ago

    So what causes this? The article doesn’t really say. Even though other gas giants do this too. What’s the theory on this?

    • toynbee@lemmy.world
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      11 days ago

      The innuendo was kind of fun for a few comments, but thank you for finally asking the question that was the reason I opened this thread.

    • Sundray@lemmus.orgOPEnglish
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      12 days ago

      They don’t seem to have a working theory yet, they just noticed the historical temps are higher than expected. Exited to see what more research reveals!