Scientists want to probe Uranus – but how to survive the gassy descent?

Look, we’re all grown-ups here. We can talk about probing Uranus without lowering the tone and bringing shame on our families, right? Right...? Well, let’s try, together. Last week (November 15) the European Space Agency shared new research on the challenges of flying through the alien atmospheres of the ice giants Uranus and Neptune. Using simulations at the hypersonic plasma T6 Stalker Tunnel at Oxford University, this research could pave the way to properly explore the frosty planets for the …