It seems a little naughty, the name of our seventh planet. Uranus was named for the Greek supreme and original god, ruler of the universe. Even the composition of Uranus makes it the butt of jokes - ...

On this day in 1781, William Herschel discovered the first planet. With his discovery, Herschel posed a new challenge for astronomy: What to name new objects in the heavens. Throughout history, ...

The best planet in our solar system is not, as Adrienne LaFrance claimed several months ago, Jupiter. Nor is it Saturn, as Ross Andersen argued in a rebuttal last month. I teach science for a living, ...

What was the most astonishing scientific announcement of all time? In terms of sheer visceral impact, it was probably the discovery of Uranus in 1781. Hold on. Uranus? Astounding? Today, the giant ...

Assuming you’ve accepted Pluto’s demotion, Uranus and Neptune are the two planets in our Solar System farthest from Earth. That distance means humanity is still learning a lot about them. Some of ...