Ancient Greek astronomers likely observed Uranus as a star, but limited tools and geocentric views kept them from recognizing it as a planet.

Herschel discovered Uranus while surveying stars in the night sky using a telescope that he had built himself. While observing one of these ‘stars’ he noticed it was orbiting the Sun and was indeed a ...

Six planets - Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, and Uranus - made an appearance together in a celestial spectacle that captured the attention of sky-gazers across the globe on Saturday night ...

Does the Biblical Noah appear in Greek mythology, and what is the connection of Noah's son, Japheth, and the son of Greek god Uranus, Iapetus?

Foremost among the Greek gods and goddesses of ancient mythology were the 12 Olympians of the pantheon, including Zeus, Hera, Apollo, and Ares.

Scientists are reconsidering old information about Uranus. NPR's Scott Simon explains the problem with photos taken of the planet 38 years ago.

Uranus is the butt of a lot of jokes, but scientists pronounce the name of our seventh planet differently than, say, most giggling middle-schoolers.

Uranus is the butt of a lot of jokes, but scientists pronounce the name of our seventh planet differently than, say, most giggling middle-schoolers.

In Greek mythology, Uranus was the first sky god, says Ash, who locked his children in the Underworld, who were then challenged to avenge their demise by Gaea, aka the personification of the earth.

“Instead, the planet was named for Uranus, the Greek god of the sky.” Even with a powerful telescope, you’ll be unlikely to see Uranus Wednesday, as the night sky will be curtained by clouds.