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Uranus literally reeks (spacedaily.com)

submitted 1 day ago by Delta_V@lemmy.world to c/space@mander.xyz

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...In April 2018, a team led by Oxford planetary physicist Patrick Irwin reported the first clear detection of hydrogen sulfide gas sitting above Uranus’s main cloud deck...

Hydrogen sulfide is the same colorless, toxic gas that gives rotten eggs their smell, and people can detect it at very low concentrations, according to the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry...

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[–] rauls5@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

So… you are saying Uranus smells like your anus?