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In Pictures: Space photos of the day: Uranus
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In Pictures: Space photos of the day: Uranus
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Scientists plan Uranus probe

Proposed by British scientists as a joint effort of NASA and the European Space Agency, the mission would offer the first close-up view of Uranus in 25 years.
Voyager 1 nearing edge of solar system: NASA

Voyager 1: Since 2004, the Voyager 1 probe has been exploring a region of space where solar wind slows abruptly and crashes into the thin gas between stars.
In Pictures: Space photos of the day: Blowing in the Wind
In Pictures: Space photos of the day: Gas giants
In Pictures: Space photos of the day: Voyager
In Pictures: Space photos of the day: Heavenly Rings
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Neptune nears completing its first orbit since its 1846 discovery

Neptune has come almost full circle since it was first discovered in 1846, and on Aug. 20, it will be in a straight line with the sun and the Earth.
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Cool Astronomy
Comet struck Neptune 200 years ago, researchers find

A comet struck the planet Neptune some 200 years ago, leaving a blotch of carbon monoxide in the upper atmosphere.
Need help finding Uranus? For the next few months, it'll be next to Jupiter.

With a clear sky and a good pair of binoculars, you should have no trouble getting a glimpse of Uranus.
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Did aliens hijack the Voyager 2 space probe?

No, they didn't.
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