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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The big picture: The James Webb Space Telescope captured a stunning image of ice giant Neptune last year. Now, it's time for our solar system's other ice giant to take center stage. Uranus has been ...