The seventh rock from the sun is now officially “Doodoo World” according to officials at the International Astronomical Union.
The planet Uranus has historically been a source of confusion for school children in the English-speaking world, where, when spoken, the name sounds oddily similar to the phrase “your anus.” In other words, the planet is easily confused for the place where poop comes out of the person being addressed in the second person.
In most languages, no such confusion exists. However, according to Dr. Piero Benvenuti general secretary at the International Astronomical Union (IAU), the similarity had become “really annoying, particularly when talking to Americans.”
“We thought about renaming it Caelus,” Benvenuti said, referring to the Greek god of the sky, whose role was essentially identical to his Roman counterpart, Uranus. “But then we thought, ‘Hey, on second thought, let’s just clarify the whole thing. It was always supposed to be a poop-based name, so let’s call it Doodoo World.”
Doodoo World, as the planet is now called, is a gas giant, meaning it’s composed of 85 percent farts. The rings encircling Doodoo World it are almost pure frozen, crystallized feces. Scientists traditionally call it “the stinkiest planet,” and NASA officials occasionally threaten to send astronauts there when they misbehave.
NASA will be sending an unmanned mission to Doodoo World next year. Upon arrival in 2024, the Doodoo World probe will sample the feces rings, take photos of the fart clouds on the planet’s surface, and then crash land into its pooposphere at the conclusion of its mission.