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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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Is this part of NASA's Moslem outreach?

PS: Yes, I am snickering at the headline like a teenager.

1 posted on 06/17/2017 3:13:05 PM PDT by kosciusko51
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To: kosciusko51

I’m only here for the comments.


2 posted on 06/17/2017 3:14:47 PM PDT by Defiant (The media is the colostomy bag where truth goes after democrats digest it.)
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To: Defiant

for the comments = = =

no comment from me.


3 posted on 06/17/2017 3:15:43 PM PDT by Scrambler Bob (Brought to you from Turtle Island, otherwise known as 'So-Called North America')
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To: kosciusko51

NASA will have to buy me dinner first.


4 posted on 06/17/2017 3:15:44 PM PDT by lacrew
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Dear NASA,

You're in luck

Sincerely,

Too much 3 bean casserole for lunch

5 posted on 06/17/2017 3:15:45 PM PDT by NativeSon ( Grease the floor with Crisco when I dance the Disco)
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To: kosciusko51

So the little child, hearing the headline asked, “do they mean grandpa?”


6 posted on 06/17/2017 3:17:25 PM PDT by NonValueAdded (#DeplorableMe #BitterClinger #HillNO! #cishet #MyPresident #MAGA #Winning #covfefe)
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To: kosciusko51

I thought we had Greys for that?


7 posted on 06/17/2017 3:17:56 PM PDT by null and void ( The Flat Earth Society claims they have members all around the globe!)
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To: kosciusko51

If they wait a few minutes they’ll find it with me. No probing necessary.


8 posted on 06/17/2017 3:18:02 PM PDT by Lurkina.n.Learnin (Willie Sutton went into robbing banks and Hillary Clinton went into politics)
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To: kosciusko51

The Klingons will attack.


9 posted on 06/17/2017 3:19:08 PM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer")
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To: Defiant

From “Futurama”

Fry: Did you build the Smelloscope?

Professor Hubert Farnsworth: No, I remembered that I’d built one last year. Go ahead, try it. You’ll find that every heavenly body has its own particular scent. Here, I’ll point it at Jupiter.

Fry: Smells like strawberries.

Professor Hubert Farnsworth: Exactly. And now, Saturn.

Fry: Pine needles. Oh, man, this is great... hey, as long as you don’t make me smell Uranus.

Leela: I don’t get it.

Professor Hubert Farnsworth: I’m sorry, Fry, but astronomers renamed Uranus in 2620 to end that stupid joke once and for all.

Fry: Oh. What’s it called now?

Professor Hubert Farnsworth: Urrectum. Here, let me locate it for you.

Fry: No, no, I, I think I’ll just smell around a bit over here.


10 posted on 06/17/2017 3:19:18 PM PDT by kosciusko51
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Bring some Northern for the Klingons.


11 posted on 06/17/2017 3:20:04 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (You cannot invade the mainland US. There'd be a rifle behind every blade of grass.)
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To: kosciusko51

The B&M baked beans and brown bread just produced a whole lotta methane....

Thank heavens for Glade


12 posted on 06/17/2017 3:20:32 PM PDT by Stormdog (A rifle transforms one from subject to Citizen)
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They’ll not probe my anus for gas!


13 posted on 06/17/2017 3:20:33 PM PDT by PetroniusMaximus
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NASA wants to probe Uranus in search of gas

Na.....too easy!

14 posted on 06/17/2017 3:20:49 PM PDT by GreenHornet
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So that's what those alien anal probes are for!🤣
15 posted on 06/17/2017 3:21:31 PM PDT by Reily
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To: kosciusko51

Sounds painful.


16 posted on 06/17/2017 3:22:00 PM PDT by ScottfromNJ
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That is a headline that never should have been written!


17 posted on 06/17/2017 3:23:25 PM PDT by Enchante (Searching throughout the country for one honest Democrat....)
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NASA wants to probe Uranus in search of gas


18 posted on 06/17/2017 3:23:37 PM PDT by Vaquero (Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
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To: kosciusko51

Like the man said (well almost)

I may not know what porn is but when I see it, I can recognize it.

..snicker...


19 posted on 06/17/2017 3:23:50 PM PDT by xrmusn ((6/98)"Everyone pleases everyone else. Some by entering a room, others by leaving the room")
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I don't care how much they'll pay, I will not go to Uranus!


20 posted on 06/17/2017 3:23:50 PM PDT by JPG (Covfefe Rules!)
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