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NASA wants to probe Uranus in search of gas
BGR ^ | June 16, 2017 | Mike Wehner

Posted on 06/17/2017 3:13:05 PM PDT by kosciusko51

We hear a lot about Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn, and that’s because we have extremely fancy hardware floating around and, in some cases, cruising on the surface of those planets. The planets that lie further away from the Sun don’t get nearly as much attention, but they may soon, as NASA is currently spitballing some missions that will give us a better look at Uranus than we’ve ever gotten.

The theoretical missions, which would see NASA spacecraft heading to both Uranus and Neptune, would be of huge scientific benefit. The idea is to determine what the planets are made of, get an idea of the atmospheric composition, and take lots of fantastic photographs, too. Researchers hope to study the weather and overall climate of the planets, while determining how they fit into the overall makeup of our Solar System.

Both Uranus and Neptune still hold many secrets yet to be revealed, and the proposed missions would include both flybys and an orbiter that would send an atmospheric probe to Uranus in order to sample its gasses and detect elements. A similar option exists for Neptune, though the actual details of the mission(s) would need to be fully fleshed out before it comes anywhere near a formal proposal.

The missions are still a long way from reality, both in funding and in timeframe. NASA says that 2030 through 2036 would be feasible for a Uranus trip, while a Neptune mission would need to take place before 2030 or after 2040, due to the timing of a gravity-assisted boost around Jupiter.


TOPICS: Science
KEYWORDS: headlines; nasa; tooeasy; uranus
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To: kosciusko51

This proves that NASA is part of a far Overreaching Federal Government.


21 posted on 06/17/2017 3:25:24 PM PDT by Timpanagos1
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To: Defiant
Now we see that NASA is really really taking the whole LGBT "pride" thing too damned far....


22 posted on 06/17/2017 3:26:33 PM PDT by Enchante (Searching throughout the country for one honest Democrat....)
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To: Defiant
God bless Mrs. Tibbits, who with a room of little 5th graders all with Oklahoma accents, stopped a classroom science lesson and said, "Okay, every one of you, one at a time, are going to say it correctly. URanus. Emphasis on the U and a short A.

URanus.

URanus.

She never did explain why.

She would also occasionally, if certain members of the class had behaved themselves and done their homework, recite The Highwayman from memory. Correctly, with a rythmic "Tlot tlot, tlot tlot..."

Anyway... URanus. There, that's the correct way. Thanks to Mrs. Tibbits. :)

23 posted on 06/17/2017 3:29:41 PM PDT by OKSooner (Never take a known wise-ass to the shooting range.)
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To: Defiant

I’m waiting for Beavis and Butthead to show up . . .


24 posted on 06/17/2017 3:29:49 PM PDT by Pilgrim's Progress (http://www.baptistbiblebelievers.com/BYTOPICS/tabid/335/Default.aspx D)
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To: kosciusko51

Circling Uranus in search of Kingons!


25 posted on 06/17/2017 3:30:14 PM PDT by Bubba_Leroy (The Obamanation has ended!)
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To: kosciusko51

The news came out that NASA was going to probe Uranus and they started chartering buses in San Francisco to go to Cape Canaveral.


26 posted on 06/17/2017 3:31:01 PM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer")
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To: kosciusko51

They should have had that probe ready last Saturday after chili dinner.


27 posted on 06/17/2017 3:32:23 PM PDT by fso301
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To: kosciusko51

Hey, no more jokes. They changed the pronounciation to urineus just so people would stop with the jokes.


28 posted on 06/17/2017 3:32:29 PM PDT by dhs12345
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To: kosciusko51

29 posted on 06/17/2017 3:34:03 PM PDT by Bubba_Leroy (The Obamanation has ended!)
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To: kosciusko51

Uranus on borrowed money from China? Enough of this emulating Roman empire operation.


30 posted on 06/17/2017 3:34:13 PM PDT by entropy12 (Read my profile for how to really reduce healthcare costs & improve quality.)
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To: Bubba_Leroy

LOL


31 posted on 06/17/2017 3:35:58 PM PDT by kosciusko51
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To: kosciusko51

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mREi_Bb85Sk


32 posted on 06/17/2017 3:40:03 PM PDT by LouisianaJoanof Arc (#I'mWithHim #MAGA)
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To: kosciusko51
NASA wants to probe Uranus in search of gas

Attempt at juvenile humor???

33 posted on 06/17/2017 3:40:40 PM PDT by ExSES (the "bottom-line")
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To: kosciusko51

I could get rich....


34 posted on 06/17/2017 3:42:31 PM PDT by Bryan24 (When in doubt, move to the right..........)
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To: LouisianaJoanof Arc

Great song! Thanks for the link.


35 posted on 06/17/2017 3:45:56 PM PDT by kosciusko51
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To: kosciusko51; All
What do a wad of toilet paper and The U.S.S. Enterprise have in common?

They both circle Uranus in search of Klingons.

36 posted on 06/17/2017 3:50:24 PM PDT by j.argese (/s tags: If you have a mind unnecessary. If you're a cretin it really doesn't matter, does it?)
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To: kosciusko51

I can tell NASA there is gas there. No probing necessary.

It’s much worse when I eat dried fruit, or a health bar with chickory in it.


37 posted on 06/17/2017 3:52:50 PM PDT by DannyTN
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To: kosciusko51

Ain’t gonna say nuthin’. NUTHIN.’


38 posted on 06/17/2017 3:56:47 PM PDT by 60Gunner (The price of apathy towards public affairs is to be ruled by evil men. - Plato)
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To: kosciusko51

Shouldn’t they at least buy me dinner first or something?


39 posted on 06/17/2017 3:59:30 PM PDT by Still Thinking (Freedom is NOT a loophole!)
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To: kosciusko51

The headline just writes its own jokes


40 posted on 06/17/2017 4:02:26 PM PDT by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
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