The cold and remote planets originally earned their label of "ice giants" to contrast their interiors from those of Jupiter ...

The ice giant classification is oversimplified, as Uranus and Neptune are still poorly understood,” meint Luca Morf des Universitats Zürich. Erörterung des schweizer Wissenschaftler sollte jedoch ...

The giant planets weren't always where we find them today. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune formed in a more compact ...

Although they are technically gas giants, Uranus and Neptune are referred to as "ice giants" due to their composition.

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

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

Fresh simulations show there is a chance Uranus and Neptune might actually be rock-rich worlds wrapped in thinner icy layers.

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

A team of researchers from the University of Zurich and the NCCR PlanetS is challenging our understanding of the solar system ...

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Lick Observatory’s Automated Planet Finder (above) and Shane Telescope (below) were used in the California Legacy Survey to conduct an exoplanet census. (Photos by Laurie Hatch) In the neighborhood ...