Most scientists follow this pronunciation for exactly that reason: it’s neutral. It avoids the scatological “yoor-AY-nuhss” ...

For the past couple of decades, NASA has been investing in spacecraft to conduct up-close examinations of Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn. Now it’ll likely be Uranus’ turn. These new ...

Scientists are fascinated by Uranus — and those who study it for a living, as we’ve previously reported, are tired of your childish jokes. In interviews with Slate, numerous Uranus experts bemoaned ...

Go ahead. Get all the jokes out. You know you want to. I’ve done it, too, but quite honestly, they were all much funnier in seventh grade! Occultations are important because they allow scientists to ...

The opening of the Sudekum Planetarium and Space Chase will lead to a massive surge in jokes based around the name of the planet Uranus, says a study by the Astronomical Humor Society of Washington, D ...

Uranus, the seventh planet in our solar system, is often the butt of jokes due to its name. But did you know that this wasn't ...

The cosmos is always in motion, and it allows spectators to see some cool stuff. As the Earth orbits the sun, it pulls itself through comet tails, resulting in meteor showers, and occasionally picks ...