Uranus was in the midst of a rare solar wind event that colored scientists’ conclusions about the ice giant. “Our ...

Earth's oceans are mysterious, largely unexplored places, but the enormous oceans of Neptune and Uranus have them beat.

Though the planets are always “aligned,” seeing more than four in the sky is more uncommon. February’s lineup is a chance to ...

Non-mixing layers of water and hydrocarbons thousands of miles deep could explain the icy planets’ strange magnetic fields.

Scientists believe that Neptune and Uranus could both be home to a constant stream of “diamond rain”. The two planets are considered “ice giants”. They’re mostly made of water ...

The ice giants of the solar system have long been enigmas for science: Uranus and Neptune. Their beautiful blue-green colors hide under fat layers of thick atmosphere, where mysteries abound. But now, ...

NASA has rekindled interest in Uranus and Neptune by revealing a ground-breaking discovery regarding the two ice giants. Scientists have discovered thousands of distinct objects in the furthest ...

The seventh planet from the Sun has always seemed to march to its own beat, and while it might share some similarities with other ice giants in our solar system, Uranus’ tilt has always baffled ...

The explanation: the ice giants are layered and unmixed, which prevents large scale convection to ... NASA's Hubble, New Horizons Team Up for a Simultaneous Look at Uranus Oct. 11, 2024 — NASA's ...

Cold, dark and windswept - despite its calm appearance, the ice giant Uranus is a planet of extremes. Orbiting the Sun at an average distance of 2.9 billion kilometres - more than 19 times further out ...

Scientists have discovered that deep trenches on Uranus’ moon Ariel might be pathways for material from its interior to reach ...