NASA really wants to probe Uranus and could start planning next year

Space.Com ^ | August 24, 2022 | Stefanie Waldek

[PJ-Comix]

We still have so much to learn about our cosmic neighborhood.

There's no doubt that we've learned a lot about our solar system over the past six and a half decades of spaceflight, but there are still mysteries lurking around every corner. One of the biggest ones is the planet Uranus. Other than a brief flyby by NASA's Voyager 2 spacecraft in 1986, we haven't visited the planet at all.

But that's soon going to change. According to this year's decadal survey by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, a flagship orbiter and probe mission to Uranus should be NASA's main planetary science project of the next decade. (A decadal survey is report that polls the scientific community on top research priorities — it's prepared every 10 years.) At a virtual town hall on Aug. 18, Dr. Lori Glaze, director of NASA's Planetary Science Division, announced a very rough timeline for the potential Uranus mission.

[PJ-Comix]

LOL!

[ToxicMasculinity]

If I need that probed, I’ll go to a proctologist.

[DannyTN]

Better Ur than mine.

[CaptainK]

Is this why they needed all the extra IRS agents?

[EvilCapitalist]

Is Mare Pete in charge of NASA now?

[laweeks]

I just went to a proctologist yesterday and after the guy had me lower my pants and bend over, he probed around, left the room and the nurse came in and said, “Who was that guy?”
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[StAntKnee]

Get in line behind the IRS and FBI, Nasa.

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

Here we go.

[Honest Nigerian]

Doesn’t that clench your sphincter?
Sort of like the Brandon loan forgiveness give-away.

[MtnClimber]

Charlie Crist volunteers for Uranus probe to enhance run for FL governor. He is running for the South Beach vote.

[EvilCapitalist]

Two Uranus threads in one day? Either we need a lot of laughs, or we’re trying to get more donations to the FReepathon.

[Magnum44]

Get in line behind the IRS and FBI

And Mayor Pete...

[Red Badger]

Mayor Pete volunteers!....................

[M Kehoe]

Hi.

It’s not only NASA, the IRS wants to probe Uranus too.

5.56mm

[V_TWIN]

Too easy

[Oldeconomybuyer]

No thanks.

[Migraine]

Dr. Hu did mine last November already; so no thanks.

[Adder]

Using the IRS rocket, I bet

[Sgt_Schultze]

bkmk for the jokes!!

[5th MEB]

Typical government employees; always wanting to PROBE UR ANUS!