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Uranus passed between Earth and a distant star this month — and NASA caught the rare event

Artist's illustration showing a distant star going out of sight as it is eclipsed by Uranus — an event known as a planetary stellar occultation. | Credit: NASA/Advanced Concepts Laboratory NASA researchers got a rare chance to study Uranus' atmosphere ...
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NASA Observes Rare Uranus Occultation, Unveiling New Atmospheric and Ring Details

The scientists also observed that ice and gas giants like Uranus may be natural laboratories for learning about atmospheres. This absence of solid ground means that cloud formation, storm development, and connections between wind patterns are all part of a unified system— a kind of warm, wet, swirling ocean of air that we call the atmosphere.