Scientists Have Simulated What It Might Be Like to Plunge Into Uranus : astronomy

[–] [email protected] 42 points 2 years ago (1 children)

This study was done entirely for the title.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago

I swear to god whenever there's a story about Uranus, it's like a competition just started for best title

[–] [email protected] 29 points 2 years ago

Are we still doing "Phrasing"?

[+] trash80 17 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

Now that the experiments have been successfully performed, researchers can use the information acquired to develop the sensors that will measure the ice giants' atmospheres as they plunge into the mysterious depths. Of Uranus.

They knew.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 years ago (1 children)

They could just ask. I'd let them feel it first hand.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago

They simulated it first for their own safety. Those are some harsh, otherworldly conditions inside Uranus. Much better to slowly work your way up to the actual full-blown insertion.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 years ago

They created atmospheric analogs using mixtures of gasses similar to those found on Neptune and Uranus, and subjected their probe to equivalent speeds up to 19 kilometers per second.

now that's a wind tunnel, wow

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 years ago

Must've absolutely made the writer's day.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I wanna do science in your high-temperature plasma tunnel.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

You'll have to buy me dinner first.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Lol

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago

Exsqueeze me?

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