Scientists plan mission to probe Uranus

Christian Science Monitor ^ | 1/7/11 | Paul Sutherland

[LibWhacker]

Proposed by British scientists as a joint effort of NASA and the European Space Agency, the mission would offer the first close-up view of Uranus in 25 years.

British space scientists are leading plans to send a probe to explore giant ice planet Uranus. They have put forward a detailed proposal to the European Space Agency to launch a joint mission with NASA to the distant world, 1.8 billion miles from the sun.

It would give scientists their first close-up views of Uranus since NASA’s Voyager 2 flew past and captured fleeting pictures 25 years ago.

The £400million mission is designed to go in orbit to study the rings around Uranus and answer questions such as why it gives off so little heat.

[going hot]

The full name was originally blowitout...but they shortened it.

[allmendream]

“In order to stop all those insipid jokes, the planet Uranus was renamed Urectum.” Proff Farnsworth, Futurama

[cripplecreek]

Here's the colonaut now.

[Doogle]

the hell they do"

[RichInOC]

[Errant]

Doesn't another Federal Agency already have that mission? I think it's the TSA!

[BenLurkin]

Ever drink a gallon of unsweetened lime-aid?

[Inyo-Mono]

Lol!

[BenLurkin]

"Hey......did somebody say 'anus'?"

[BenLurkin]

Post of the day!

[P.O.E.]

It would give scientists their first close-up views of Uranus

No pictures, please.

[Vaquero]

Maybe Barney Frank will legislate it...

Make it so number 2

[Dr.Deth]

"Astronomers renamed Uranus to end that stupid joke once and for all..."

[Grizzled Bear]

£400million? That’s an awful lot of money to look at Uranus!

[Vermont Lt]

“On the whole, it feels good.”
Dr Evil.

[WXRGina]

The full name was originally blowitout...but they shortened it.

HAHAHAHA!!!

[Nervous Tick]

These scientists are late to the party.

The climate change scientists have been probing ouranus for a few years now, with help from the EPA.

[ReverendJames]

I remember in math class the famous curve, which is the vertex, the point at which the axis intersects the curve. The latus rectum is the chord through the focus perpendicular to the axis. I recall the guffaws on that one.

[Grizzled Bear]

My cat attacked the vet when he tried to take his temp. He’s a Maine Coon, named Claymore. The cat, not the vet.

[Vaquero]

I took 4 college level astronomy courses in the late 1960’s

the term used by the astronomy professors at that time was

YOUR RAIN US.

so the politically correct revisionists have struck another blow.