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Revived Uranus Missions Spark Excitement After Starship Test

10/2/2025

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SpaceX's Starship test on August 26, 2025 renews interest in Uranus missions and six-year travel times.
The Uranus Orbiter and Probe (UOP) would study Uranus' atmosphere, moons, and ocean worlds.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and European Space Agency (ESA) plan Enceladus missions to study cryovolcanic activity and a potential subsurface ocean.

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Story summary

SpaceX's Starship test on August 26, 2025 renews interest in Uranus missions and six-year travel times.
The Uranus Orbiter and Probe (UOP) would study Uranus' atmosphere, moons, and ocean worlds.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and European Space Agency (ESA) plan Enceladus missions to study cryovolcanic activity and a potential subsurface ocean.