Probing Uranus Is Top Priority This Decade, U.S. Science Advisors Say

https://gizmodo.com ^ | April 19, 2022 | By Isaac Schultz & NASA

[BenLurkin]

Oh go on. Don’t be shy. Use the name of the planet in that sentence.

;^)

[Afterguard]

The jokes here on FR write themselves.

[Billthedrill]

I suspected as much.

[LastDayz]

It’s a probe of another kind.

[Reily]

Certain California taxpayers are going to be very disappointed that this has to do with astronomy!

[JimRed]

In that photo, an absolutely featureless planet.

[Red Badger]

Robin's Eggs..........

[Red Badger]

Close Encounters of the Turd Kind...............

[Orosius]

The jokes write themselves.

[rfp1234]

Mayor Peter Eater will be the mission commander.

[nhbob1]

Wonder if they’ll find any Klingons there

[nonliberal]

Lindsay Graham is in charge of the probing.

[shotgun]

Calling Dr. Proctor

[HonorInPa]

Yesterday a wrote a check for my federal taxes. My anus feels well probed today.

[TheDon]

FreeRepublic, come for the news, stay for the comments.

[RinaseaofDs]

That’s what I told my girlfriend too, that probing Uranus was a priority for me. She slapped me.

[LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget]

So you are saying Uranus is beautiful?

You should post a picture of Uranus so we can be the judge.

heh

[DPMD]

“Probing Uranus is top priority...” I would’ve thought this to be a statement from Disney to American children.

[aquila48]

“As previously reported by Gizmodo, Uranus smells like farts. But only so much detail about the ice giant can be discerned from 1.92 billion miles away, hence the need for new up-close observations.”

A nosy crew is on its way to confirm this initial report.

[allwrong57]

It’s the top priority for our Transportation Secretary Pete!