It was eventually renamed Uranus, a name suggested by Johann Bode, so that it would follow the pattern of other planets being ...

Instead, they opted for "Uranus," in keeping with the established protocol of naming planets after ancient gods. Sign up for Chip Chick's newsletter and get stories like this delivered to your inbox.

With Uranus, god of the sky, Gaea gave birth to the Titans, 12 gods that included Oceanus and Tethys.

Uranus just got a little more time on its hands. A fresh analysis of a decade's worth of Hubble Space Telescope observations shows Uranus takes 17 hours, 14 minutes and 52 seconds to complete a ...