They must’ve seen it coming. A space exploration enthusiast account on Twitter asked the internet to name an upcoming mission to the planet Uranus, in what almost feels like a setup for a punch line, ...

A lone spacecraft's visit to Uranus may have left us with the complete wrong impression of the ice giant for nearly 40 years. The strange, sideways-rotating planet – the third largest in our solar ...

If we were talking about a mission to Venus or Mercury, we'd probably be looking at a slew of more serious names. But, because we're talking about Uranus, asking the internet to come up with a probe ...

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China has announced new plans for a Uranus probe. The new probe will be a part of China's Tianwen 4 mission. It's set to launch for the distant planet in 2030. Probing Uranus has become a top priority ...

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The seventh planet from the Sun is as mysterious as it is elusive, prompting astronomers to press for the first dedicated mission to the ice giant. Reading time 4 minutes With its strange rings and ...

Currently, NASA is studying the concept of a Uranus orbiter and atmospheric probe as its next, big multibillion-dollar flagship mission. A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket would launch the mission in 2032 ...

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