Though English astronomer John Flamsteed was the first person to record observations of Uranus in the 1690s, he thought it ...

How to pronounce 'Uranus' like a scientist "Strictly speaking, it's pronounced 'YOOR- AH -NUS,'" said planetary physicist Kevin Grazier during a 2016 interview with Fraser Cain, whose popular ...

The common pronunciation of the planet "Uranus" (yoo-RAIN-us) often elicits giggles — to the extent that old reference books avoided using the name whenever possible, according this video by C.G ...

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.

As maker of explanatory YouTube videos C.G.P. Grey points out in this new vid, the name "Uranus" is hard not to laugh at, given its similarity to a certain human body part.

Uranus. Your anus. You’re in us. As hard as you might try, it’s almost impossible to avoid smirking when you hear the name of the seventh planet. This video, by GCP Grey, takes a look at the ...

VIDEO OF THE DAY: How To Pronounce “Uranus”. WITHOUT Laughing. June 21, 2012 Tweet ...