Crash Course: NASA wants to explore Uranus. Here's why that won't happen until the 2040s

An unmanned mission to the mysterious ice giant is at least 20 years away. Scientists say it's worth the wait [View in browser](~/AASU4wA~/RgRl0fFSP0Q3aHR0cHM6Ly9yZWFkLmxldHRlcmhlYWQuZW1haWwvY3Jhc2gtY291cnNlL2xldHRlci8xMTMwMlcDc3BjQgpj5VNs72MSl_LmUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) Your daily update from [Salon](~/AASU4wA~/RgRl0fFSP0QWaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tL1cDc3BjQgpj5VNs72MSl_LmUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~). NASA wants to explore Uranus. Here's why that won't happen until the 2040s Neptune and Uranus have long been neglected when it comes to solar system exploration. Many astronomers think that is a shame, as these two planets are particularly weird outliers among the bodies that orbit the Sun. [Uranus](~/AASU4wA~/RgRl0fFSP0RzaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMTcvMDgvMjcvZGlhbW9uZHMtaW4tdGhlLXNreS11cmFudXMtaXNudC10aGUtb25seS1wbGFuZXQtaW4tdGhlLXVuaXZlcnNlLXJhaW5pbmctdHJlYXN1cmVzL1cDc3BjQgpj5VNs72MSl_LmUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~), for example, the seventh planet from our Sun, has a unique tilt that makes it appear to [spin sideways](~/AASU4wA~/RgRl0fFSP0RhaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMTkvMDIvMDEvaG93LWRpZC11cmFudXMtZW5kLXVwLW9uLWl0cy1zaWRlLXdldmUtYmVlbi1maW5kaW5nLW91dF9wYXJ0bmVyL1cDc3BjQgpj5VNs72MSl_LmUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~), orbiting the Sun like a rolling ball while circled by nine, dense rings. Both Uranus and Neptune may also have [diamond rain](~/AASU4wA~/RgRl0fFSP0RzaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMTcvMDgvMjcvZGlhbW9uZHMtaW4tdGhlLXNreS11cmFudXMtaXNudC10aGUtb25seS1wbGFuZXQtaW4tdGhlLXVuaXZlcnNlLXJhaW5pbmctdHJlYXN1cmVzL1cDc3BjQgpj5VNs72MSl_LmUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) in their atmospheres. [Read the rest from Troy Farah.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRl0fFSP0Q9aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjMvMDIvMTYvdXJhbnVzLW5lcHR1bmUtbWlzc2lvbi1uYXNhL1cDc3BjQgpj5VNs72MSl_LmUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) (NASA/CXO/University College London/W. Dunn et al; Optical: W.M. Keck Observatory) We went nuts over a balloon! Thank you for saving us, Rihanna Perhaps people have trouble with the "pursuit" of utopia, because it is inconceivable to the human mind. On the one hand, we can see every day what our species, as the world's apex predator, does to each other, our planet and other species of flora and fauna. We kill, hurt, poison and maim all of it — apparently unaware of the collective consequences we will all share. Some of us find amusement in the ride. Some of us make money from it. 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[Kari Lake](~/AASU4wA~/RgRl0fFSP0RvaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjMvMDIvMTYva2FyaS1sYWtlLWxhd3llcnMtaGl0LXdpdGgtYmFyLWNvbXBsYWludHMtb3Zlci1vcmNoZXN0cmF0ZWQtZWZmb3J0LXRvLWRpc3J1cHQvVwNzcGNCCmPlU2zvYxKX8uZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) lawyers hit with bar complaints over "orchestrated effort" to "disrupt" election - “Could be killer": Ex-prosecutor predicts [Trump](~/AASU4wA~/RgRl0fFSP0R0aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjMvMDIvMTYvY291bGQtYmUta2lsbGVyLWV4LXByb3NlY3V0b3ItcHJlZGljdHMtbGF3eWVyLXdpbGwtYmUtZm9yY2VkLXRvLXNwaWxsLXRoZS1iZWFucy1pbi9XA3NwY0IKY-VTbO9jEpfy5lIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) lawyer will be forced to spill the beans in court - “He’s gonna get indicted”: Experts expect “criminal charges” after [Georgia grand jury release](~/AASU4wA~/RgRl0fFSP0R5aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjMvMDIvMTYvaGVzLWdvbm5hLWdldC1pbmRpY3RlZC1leHBlcnRzLWV4cGVjdC1jcmltaW5hbC1jaGFyZ2VzLWFmdGVyLWdlb3JnaWEtZ3JhbmQtanVyeS1yZWxlYXNlL1cDc3BjQgpj5VNs72MSl_LmUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) - How Panera's twice sold-out [BAGuette purse](~/AASU4wA~/RgRl0fFSP0RuaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjMvMDIvMTYvaG93LXBhbmVyYXMtdHdpY2Utc29sZC1vdXQtYmFndWV0dGUtcHVyc2UtYmVjYW1lLXRoZS1hY2Nlc3Nvcnktb2YtdGhlLXNlYXNvbi9XA3NwY0IKY-VTbO9jEpfy5lIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) became the accessory of the season - Report reveals [special counsel](~/AASU4wA~/RgRl0fFSP0RxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjMvMDIvMTYvcmVwb3J0LXJldmVhbHMtc3BlY2lhbC1jb3Vuc2Vscy04LXNlY3JldC1iYXR0bGVzLWFzLWludm9rZXMtaW1hZ2luZWQtcHJpdmlsZWdlcy9XA3NwY0IKY-VTbO9jEpfy5lIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo)'s 8 "secret" court battles as Trump invokes "imagined privileges" - “Stunning”: Reporters who uncovered [Matt Gaetz](~/AASU4wA~/RgRl0fFSP0R7aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjMvMDIvMTYvc3R1bm5pbmctcmVwb3J0ZXJzLXVuY292ZXJlZC1tYXR0LWdhZXR6LWV2aWRlbmNlLWJhZmZsZWQtYWZ0ZXItZG9qLWRyb3BzLXRyYWZmaWNraW5nLWNhc2UvVwNzcGNCCmPlU2zvYxKX8uZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) evidence baffled after DOJ drops sex trafficking case - "That's where I draw the line": [David Cross](~/AASU4wA~/RgRl0fFSP0RRaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjMvMDIvMTYvZGF2aWQtY3Jvc3Mtd29yc3QtZGFkZHktY29tZWR5LXRvdXItc2Fsb24tdGFsa3MvVwNzcGNCCmPlU2zvYxKX8uZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) has words for comics who moan about cancel culture - How to prevent millions of [violent bird deaths](~/AASU4wA~/RgRl0fFSP0Q-aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjMvMDIvMTYvYmlyZC13aW5kb3ctcHJldmVudGlvbi1zdHVkeS9XA3NwY0IKY-VTbO9jEpfy5lIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo), caused by slamming into window panes - “Criminal liability”: [Meadows](~/AASU4wA~/RgRl0fFSP0R9aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjMvMDIvMTYvY3JpbWluYWwtbGlhYmlsaXR5LW1lYWRvd3MtZmFjZXMtamFuNi1zdWJwb2VuYS0tZXhwZXJ0LXNheXMtaGlzLWRlZmVuc2UtaXMtYS1jb21wbGV0ZS1sb3Nlci9XA3NwY0IKY-VTbO9jEpfy5lIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) faces Jan.6 subpoena — expert says his defense is a “complete loser” - "A major injustice is being done": [Biden's FCC nominee](~/AASU4wA~/RgRl0fFSP0R3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjMvMDIvMTYvYS1tYWpvci1pbmp1c3RpY2UtaXMtYmVpbmctZG9uZS1iaWRlbnMtZmNjLW5vbWluZWUtZmFjZXMtZGFyay1tb25leS1ob21vcGhvYmljLXNtZWFycy9XA3NwY0IKY-VTbO9jEpfy5lIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) faces dark money, homophobic smears - 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