Its Name Was Its Destiny

In news that you may have missed, one planet in our solar system is covered with sewer gas clouds. Of course, that planet is Uranus.

a study in Nature Astronomy reveal[ed] that the cloud tops of Uranus are made principally of hydrogen sulfide, the gas that is principally responsible for the foul smell of rotten eggs and, yes, human flatulence.

Some mainstream publications described the finding more crudely.

Scientists finally confirm that Uranus is surrounded by fart clouds https://t.co/EUG9OvjCBt pic.twitter.com/Kk9NeCbDJs

— Popular Science (@PopSci) April 24, 2018

I like it when they use accessible language.