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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
NASA wants to probe Uranus in search of gas

Ha HA. So punny.

Searching for gas in your anus? Ha Ha.

61 posted on 06/17/2017 6:36:54 PM PDT by philman_36 (Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty and supped with infamy. Benjamiin Franklin)
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To: kosciusko51

They should probe Schumer, he’s a blowhard!


62 posted on 06/17/2017 6:37:35 PM PDT by BOOHA
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To: TexasTransplant

Yes, me too. But I did post the entire article.


63 posted on 06/17/2017 6:38:49 PM PDT by kosciusko51
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To: Telepathic Intruder
Neptune is banded, like Saturn and Jupiter.


64 posted on 06/17/2017 6:42:06 PM PDT by dirtboy
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To: kosciusko51
Until several members of our family had their gall bladders removed, there was no need to probe -- just show up with a vacuum device after a good meal. After a snack, even.

Post-op, we sold the cane dining room chairs.


65 posted on 06/17/2017 7:24:04 PM PDT by Albion Wilde ("We will be one people, under one God, saluting one American flag." --Donald Trump)
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To: OKSooner
smarty cats Image and video hosting by TinyPic 1966 Elk City Jr. OK junior high, music class. None of the guys wanted to be there. Singing. The teacher was trying to get us to sing a song that had the word `poor' in it. Of course everyone was singing 'pour'. She: "No no no! `Poor' rhymes with `sure' ... but it stayed `pour'. She finally gave up. I suspect if our science teacher tried to get us to pronounce YOURanus, the smartest guy in the class might have said, "The ***hole planet?"
66 posted on 06/17/2017 8:20:22 PM PDT by tumblindice ("Fight for your country." Hector)
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To: fhayek

Well, I’m sure as hell not going to probe yours..


67 posted on 06/18/2017 10:26:11 AM PDT by Defiant (The media is the colostomy bag where truth goes after democrats digest it.)
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To: blueunicorn6

Klingons could be held back if NASA puts a penal colony on Uranus.


68 posted on 06/22/2017 5:22:05 PM PDT by ViLaLuz (2 Chronicles 7:14)
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To: kosciusko51

Update on Uranus

Uranus ‘gapes wide open for blasts of hot wind’, scientists claim

http://metro.co.uk/2017/06/27/uranus-gapes-wide-open-for-blasts-of-hot-wind-scientists-claim-6738877/


69 posted on 06/27/2017 10:02:20 AM PDT by Lurkina.n.Learnin (I'm tired of the Cult of Clinton. Wish she would just pass out the Koolaide)
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To: kosciusko51

70 posted on 06/27/2017 10:07:24 AM PDT by Bratch ("The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." - Edmund Burke)
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To: Lurkina.n.Learnin

Somebody is ‘punking’ NASA with these articles...too funny


71 posted on 06/27/2017 10:11:53 AM PDT by Magnum44 (My comprehensive terrorism plan: Hunt them down and kill them)
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To: Magnum44

When I saw that headline I was horribly Aghast. LOL


72 posted on 06/27/2017 11:03:21 AM PDT by Lurkina.n.Learnin (I'm tired of the Cult of Clinton. Wish she would just pass out the Koolaide)
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To: dirtboy

“Neptune is banded, like Saturn and Jupiter.”

Typical of gas Giants. Which brings us back to Uranus...


73 posted on 06/27/2017 11:14:16 AM PDT by Scott from the Left Coast
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