The number of victims depends on which definition of the Holocaust is used. Donald Niewyk and Francis Nicosia write in The Columbia Guide to the Holocaust that the term is commonly defined as the mass murder of more than five million European Jews.
A colour photograph of Uranus, taken by Voyager 2 in 1986 as it headed towards the planet Neptune. The exploration of Uranus has, to date, been solely through telescopes and NASA 's Voyager 2 spacecraft, which made its closest approach to Uranus on January 24, 1986.Voyager 2 discovered 10 moons, studied the planet's cold atmosphere, and examined its ring system, discovering two new rings.he Uranian moon Miranda, imaged by Voyager 2. Uranus is the third-largest planet in the Solar System. It orbits the Sun at a distance of about 2.8 billion kilometers (1.7 billion miles) and completes one orbit every 84 years. The length of a day on Uranus as measured by Voyager 2 is 17 hours and 14 minutes.
by Fraser Cain on November 27, 2009. Even in ancient times astronomers knew of 5 planets: Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn. But it wasnât until the last few hundred years that the next planet was finally discovered â Uranus.So when was Uranus discovered? Uranus was found on March 13th, 1781 by Sir William Herschel of England.Uranus, seen by Voyager 2. Image credit: NASA/JPL. You might be surprised to know that Uranus is actually bright enough to be seen with the unaided eye.e thought he might have found a nebular star or a new comet. When he presented his findings to the Royal Society, the Astronomer Royal Nevil Maskelyne discovered that it actually had a planet like orbit and didnât seem to posses a tail. It was the first new planet discovered in history.