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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET. When not wallowing in weird gear and iPad apps for cats, she can be found tinkering with her 1956 DeSoto. Whenever ...

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Uranus stinks, and there's scientific proof. Researchers confirmed Monday the seventh planet from the sun has an upper atmosphere full of one of the smelliest chemicals known to humans, hydrogen ...

Let’s get it out of the way now. Any comments that might come to mind when you hear the name of the seventh planet from the sun pronounced a certain way—keep them to yourself. No giggles. Absolutely ...

The ice giants Uranus and Neptune are shrouded in a frosty and swirling atmosphere of largely hydrogen and helium. And neither planet features a solid surface, which complicates our efforts to explore ...

Uranus stinks and there’s scientific proof. Researchers confirmed Monday the seventh planet from the sun has an upper atmosphere full of one of the smelliest chemicals known to humans, hydrogen ...