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 fields are ...

New research from the University of Zurich suggests that Uranus and Neptune may not neatly fit the long-standing definition ...

For decades, Uranus and Neptune have carried the tidy label of “ice giants,” shorthand for worlds built mostly from frozen ...

Uranus and Neptune may not be the icy worlds we’ve long imagined. A new Swiss-led study uses innovative hybrid modeling to reveal that these planets could just as easily be dominated by rock as by ...

Researchers have uncovered evidence that Uranus and Neptune could be far rockier on the inside than anyone expected.

New models suggest Uranus and Neptune may hold far more rock than expected, raising questions about how these distant planets formed.

New research suggests Uranus and Neptune may not be true ice giants, with rocky interiors dominating instead, challenging ...

The eighth and most distant planet from the sun, Neptune, reaches opposition with the sun on Sept.23, when it will be in its best position for viewing for the year. Neptune is too faint to see with ...

Scientists may have missed the mark when they started referring to Uranus and Neptune as the "ice giant" planets of the solar system decades ago. Like giving a certain short-armed dinosaur a name that ...

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