this post was submitted on 20 Nov 2023
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[–] [email protected] 42 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This study was done entirely for the title.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year 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 1 year ago

Are we still doing "Phrasing"?

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

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

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year 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 1 year 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 1 year ago

Must've absolutely made the writer's day.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

Exsqueeze me?

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

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

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

You'll have to buy me dinner first.