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A number of missions to Uranus have been proposed. Scientists from the Mullard Space Science Laboratory in the United Kingdom have proposed the joint NASA–ESA Uranus Pathfinder mission to Uranus. A call for a medium-class (M-class) mission to the planet to be launched in 2022 was submitted to the ESA in December 2010 with the signatures of ...
The ice giants Uranus and Neptune were seen as unique yet equally compelling scientific targets, but a Uranus orbiter and atmospheric probe was given preference for logistical and cost reasons. [5] [7] A Uranus orbiter would logically follow Flagship-class orbiter missions undertaken at Jupiter and Saturn (Galileo and Cassini, respectively).
MUSE (Mission to Uranus for Science and Exploration [3]) is a European proposal for a dedicated mission to the planet Uranus to study its atmosphere, interior, moons, rings, and magnetosphere. [ 2 ] [ 4 ] It is proposed to be launched with an Ariane 6 in 2026, travel for 16.5 years to reach Uranus in 2044, and would operate until 2050.
When the Voyager 2 spacecraft became the first and only mission to fly by Uranus in 1986, it defined the way astronomers understand the ice giant. But the data collected by the probe also ...
This week, researchers shared fascinating new findings on Uranus, the seventh planet from the sun, and the far side of the moon. ... Fortunately, sending a dedicated mission to study Uranus in the ...
In embarking on a mission to Uranus, we’re bound to reshape our understanding of not only this distant ice giant but also the broader class of exoplanets it represents.
Proposed to enhance the Uranus Orbiter and Probe mission by including twin orbiters, Freyr, named after the Norse mythological figure, being the proposed spacecraft mission to explore Uranus, [123] [124] each dedicated to studying Neptune and Uranus. [125] 4 Tianwen-4: Tianwen-4: September 2029 [71] Long March 5: CNSA: Orbiter Planned
Uranus, blue-green in color due to the methane contained in an atmosphere comprised mostly of hydrogen and helium, has a diameter of about 31,500 miles (50,700 km). It is big enough to fit 63 ...