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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A flyby of Uranus in 1986 is where we gathered much of our knowledge about the distant ice giant, but new research has found that this may not have been a standard representation of the planet's ...