These two pictures of Uranus were compiled from images recorded by Voyager 2 on January 10, 1986. The picture on the left has been processed to show Uranus as human eyes would see it from the vantage ...

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 - ...

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, ...

The seventh planet from the Sun, Uranus is named after the Greek god of the sky. British astronomer William Herschel discovered it with the aid of a telescope March 13, 1781. Uranus is the ...

The solar system just got three new official residents — a trio of tiny moons, one of which orbits Uranus and two more that circle Neptune. The three moons were all spotted several years ago but were ...

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 ...

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 ...