I know, juvenile humor, but title and first line still read funny to me.

[BABAR]

https://www.theverge.com/2022/4/19/...planetary-science-decadal-survey-top-priority

 

[Cape Byron]

That's not funny.

That's hysterical!

 

[ThirstyBarbarian]

Will they be probing Uranus for gaseous anomalies?

 

[ThirstyBarbarian]

Will they solve the mystery of the rings around Uranus?

 

[ThirstyBarbarian]

So, it sounds like one part will slowly circle around Uranus, while the other part will plunge deep inside Uranus. All in the name of science!

 

[kuririn]

Watch out for the Klingons.

 

[ThirstyBarbarian]

This is just further proof that NASA’s so-called innovations are all based on alien tech. What are aliens famous for? Probing Uranus. That’s the main reason they come here.

 

[ThirstyBarbarian]

Some astronomers claim you need a telescope to see Uranus. But the truth is, all you really need is a mirror.

 

[BABAR]

https://www.rocketreviews.com/umm-me-uranus-explorer-2-scratch-by-tom-markel.html

 

[Cape Byron]

At least we know what it smells like...


https://spaceaustralia.com.au/products/eu-de-arse-cologne

 

[ThirstyBarbarian]

The probe included lots of scientific instruments, but it crashed into Uranus and wrecked ‘em.

 

[Antares JS]

No joke, I am really excited about this. I've been hoping a Uranus orbiter would be next since the Cassini mission ended. Uranus has only been seen up close once and that was while its pole was facing the sun and it was at its blandest-looking. There's a lot more to discover there.

 

[Funkworks]

Oh I get it. It's a pun!



(mixing Betty White's Rose-like innocence and Norm MacDonald's "explaining the joke" humor. Well anyway, a part-time clown tries.)

 

[ThirstyBarbarian]

Uranus has only been seen up close once

It’s shy!

 

[dr wogz]

.. while its pole was facing the sun and it was at its blandest-looking.

it's other side is bleached..

 

[ThirstyBarbarian]

Stop looking at it!

 

[jd2cylman]

Stop looking at it!

It’s winking at you…

 

[Hobie1dog]

The probe will be called "Astroglide", perfect name for it.

 

[Bat-mite]

Captain T. P. Dingleberry is in command of the mission.

 

[dr wogz]

not to mention the preparation plans.. A-G were failures.. Plan H soothed the irritations among the members of t team..


(We are really going down the drain with these!! )

 

[PatD]

not to mention the preparation plans.. A-G were failures.. Plan H soothed the irritations among the members of t team..


(We are really going down the drain with these!! )

Best place for the ejectile bits! Otherwise it gets stinky.

 

[bad_idea]

Swatch now has an Omega Speedmaster collaboration themed after various solar system bodies, so you can actually now buy a Mission to Uranus (in "select." stores now and online soon).

I'm not sure they chose the right name though, given what we learned in the documentary series Futurama:

 

[teepot]

The rocket that became my Ukraine rocket was originally going to be called Uranus Probe. But NASA has beat me to the punch. I'll build another one for that name. I'm hoping the LCO actually says the name.

 

[ThirstyBarbarian]

I was really surprised how cold Uranus is, and it’s also at a wierd angle.

 

[bad_idea]

No joke, I am really excited about this. I've been hoping a Uranus orbiter would be next since the Cassini mission ended. Uranus has only been seen up close once and that was while its pole was facing the sun and it was at its blandest-looking. There's a lot more to discover there.

I all seriousness, I agree, especially since there's time to reach it before its equinox.

 

[4regt4]

Been there, done that - about 6 months ago. It's called a colonoscopy, and, yes, just like the article says - they probe in depth.

Hans.

 

[ThirstyBarbarian]

The deeper they probe, the more the data indicates that Uranus is some kind of black hole.

 

[Cape Byron]

The deeper they probe, the more the data indicates that Uranus is some kind of black hole.

With a brown eye.

 

[kuririn]

The probe is the result of the Trans Uranus Research Development project.
Or T.U................
Never mind.

 

[teepot]

I have a rocket that is called Alien Probe. Think rectal thermometer.