We
hear a lot about Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn, and that’s because we have
extremely fancy hardware floating around and, in some cases, cruising on the
surface of those planets. The planets that lie further away from the Sun don’t
get nearly as much attention, but they may soon, as NASA is currently
spitballing some missions that will give us a better look at Uranus than we’ve
ever gotten.
The
theoretical missions, which would see NASA spacecraft heading to both Uranus
and Neptune, would be of huge scientific benefit.
The
idea is to determine what the planets are made of, get an idea of the
atmospheric composition, and take lots of fantastic photographs, too.
Researchers
hope to study the weather and overall climate of the planets, while determining
how they fit into the overall makeup of our Solar System.
Learn
more here.