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?

A mix of ancient divinities, Aphrodite was patron over love, beauty, fertility, and war. But the venerated Greek deity has a ...

Uranus is undoubtedly the most oddly named planet in our Solar System, but things could have been worse. After all, being the ...

Unfortunate timing The first panel of this artist's concept depicts how Uranus's magnetosphere – its protective bubble – was behaving before the 1986 flyby of NASA's Voyager 2. The second panel shows ...

Three zodiac signs enter a more fortunate era, starting with Moon trine Uranus on December 31, 2024. We've made it this far, which can only mean one thing on December 31: we're ready for what ...

Lots of ancient Greek records contain stories about how they got their alphabet. It was the subject of myth and legend. What exactly did these legends claim about the origin of the alphabet, though?

RICHMOND, Ind. — After encountering some delays and unexpected circumstances, Uranus Fudge Factory's third location officially opened at 6404 National Road E. in Richmond on Friday morning.

Under the ice: Models for the interior structures of the ice-giant planets Uranus and Neptune have two distinct, intermediate layers: an upper, water-rich convecting layer where disorganized magnetic ...

The Cyclopes were giant creatures from Greek mythology ... They were said to be the children of Gaia (the Earth) and Uranus (the Sky). These Cyclopes were strong and skilled in making powerful ...

Unlike its celestial neighbors—Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune—all of which were named after Greek or Roman gods, Earth derives its name from more humble linguistic ...

Not until the 1700s and 1800s were two more planets uncovered, telescopically, far beyond Saturn. They were named after the Greek god Uranus and the Roman god Neptune. Early skywatchers could never ...