written by jamie carter, on april 20th, 2022

who: scientists
what: want nasa to send a flagship mission
where: to uranus
when: by 2049
how: for now, the uranus orbiter and probe isn’t a specific mission, but a concept.
why: a probe to uranus could change the way we see the solar system.

interesting fact: uranus has 27 moons, but scientists think that its five largest moons — miranda, ariel, umbriel, titania and oberon — may be ocean worlds that could possibly harbor life.

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