Although they are technically gas giants, Uranus and Neptune are referred to as "ice giants" due to their composition.
Revisiting old data from Voyager 2, scientists have worked out how a dense, shocked region of the solar wind could have ...
Uranus and Neptune may not be the icy worlds we’ve long imagined. A new Swiss-led study uses innovative hybrid modeling to ...
To date, the Voyager 2 probe has provided the only direct measurements of the radiation environment at Uranus. This led to ...
A team of researchers from the University of Zurich and the NCCR PlanetS is challenging our understanding of the solar system ...
Researchers have uncovered evidence that Uranus and Neptune could be far rockier on the inside than anyone expected.
The cold and remote planets originally earned their label of "ice giants" to contrast their interiors from those of Jupiter ...
New research shows Uranus’ fierce radiation belts were a short-lived blast from a solar storm, reshaping what Voyager 2 ...
Fresh simulations show there is a chance Uranus and Neptune might actually be rock-rich worlds wrapped in thinner icy layers.
Nearly four decades after Voyager 2 skimmed past Uranus, a fresh look at its measurements is reshaping what scientists ...
Forty years ago, Voyager imaged Uranus and presented the world with a new mystery. Upon further inspection, it may have just ...
Saturn's huge moon Titan may not hide an ocean under its frozen surface but rather widespread pockets of liquid water, a new ...