Uranus

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That would mean nearly 70 years between missions to Uranus.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

Reaching Uranus is difficult primarily because of its extreme distance.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

Neither Uranus nor Neptune has ever hosted an orbiter or long-term mission, making them the only planets in the solar system that have not been closely examined over time.

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

His “Cosmic Mystery” was disproved entirely by the much later discoveries of the planets Uranus, Neptune and Pluto—there are no additional platonic solids' that would determine their distances from the sun.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan