Uranus

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According to the study's calculations, combining in-space refueling with this aerobraking approach could reduce travel time to Uranus to about six and a half years.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

If development continues as expected, it could be operational by the end of the decade and serve as a strong candidate for launching a Uranus mission.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

That would mean nearly 70 years between missions to Uranus.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

Higher in the sky, Uranus will be sitting in the constellation Taurus and won't set until around midnight giving skywatchers with the right equipment a better chance of tracking it down.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026

Similarly, Wilhelm Friedrich Bessel predicted the existence of Neptune on the basis of anomalies in the orbit of Uranus.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton