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

Uranus. Your anus. You’re in us. As hard as you might try, it’s almost impossible to avoid smirking when you hear the name of the seventh planet. This video, by GCP Grey, takes a look at the history ...

Uranus has been the butt of a lot of jokes (stop giggling). And it doesn't help that it's huge — roughly four times the size of Earth — or gassy with an atmosphere comprised partly of methane. Or, as ...

Uranus is the butt of many jokes for obvious reasons. But how do scientists pronounce the name of the planet-and who named it that in the first place? Though English astronomer John Flamsteed was the ...