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 ...

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 ...

The curious minds at What If settle the debate on how to pronounce Uranus, uncovering the origins and reasoning behind the correct way to say it. This is what happens when you drink beer every day, ...