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

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 word "retrograde" often can't help but fuel panic that everyday life is about to get flipped upside down, but the truth of the matter is that planets are going retrograde all year long. And ...