What was the motivation that led to the discovery?
The motivation that led to this discovery was simply that the Universe was so big. Herschel knew that there had to be more out there than what has already been discovered. He made the effort to study the universe and came across what he thought was a comet, but ended up being planet Uranus.
What questions were asked?
There weren’t as many questions asked as a normal scientific discovery since it is claimed that Herschel discovered the planet Uranus by accident. However, as his discovery began to progress, many questions came about like ones about the satellites near Uranus. Herschel had discovered that there were satellites around Uranus, but was unsure