Bad Astronomy

Ooo-RAN-us

My pal Amanda Bauer—aka Astropixie—has been posting a great series of short videos called Sixty Symbols, where scientists discuss the meanings of a given symbol in science, and the story behind them. In the latest, she tackles the pronunciation of the planet name Uranus—the name is Greek, so I think the title of this post is correct—but the video she made has lots of info on the planet, and I thoroughly enjoyed watching it.

Related post (and to pre-empt any Futurama jokes):
Yes, yes, rings around Uranus, haha