Remember Uranus?
You know, the seventh planet from the sun? It could use some attention.
by Marina Koren
Apr 19, 2022
4 minutes
Let’s get it out of the way now. Any comments that might come to mind when you hear the name of the seventh planet from the sun pronounced a certain way—keep them to yourself. No giggles. Absolutely no wisecracks, damn it. No jokes! This is an earnest story about Uranus.
Because this is a big day for Uranus. Once every decade, NASA asks the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine to bring a bunch of planetary scientists together to decide on the country’s priorities for future missions in the solar system. And , released today, has put this outer planet front
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