NASA is edging toward a once‑in‑a‑generation journey to the solar system’s ice giants, a twin push to Uranus and Neptune that ...

Jupiter, Mercury, Neptune, Saturn, Uranus, and Venus—will appear in the sky together in a special planet parade on Feb. 28.

A rare ‘six-planet parade’ is set to light up our skies later month (28th February) with experts revealing exactly how to ...

Based on their models, the UZH astrophysicists concluded that the interiors of Uranus and Neptune could have a wide range of ...

Uranus and Neptune have been called the “ice giants” for decades. But in new research, that nickname might be more a misnomer than anything. A study by the lead researchers astrophysicists Luca Morf ...

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Astronomers have long called Uranus and Neptune the "ice giants" because models suggested that these outer planets' interiors are largely made of mixtures of water, ammonia and other ices — compounds ...

Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune are all in the evening sky, but you’ll need binoculars, timing, and a ...

Voyager 2’s flyby of Uranus in 1986 recorded radiation levels so extreme they baffled scientists for nearly 40 years. New ...

Uranus and Neptune may soon lose their reputation as the "boring" planets of the solar system. Long overshadowed by the grandeur of Jupiter and Saturn, scientists now believe that beneath their thick, ...

The planets in the Solar System are typically divided into three categories based on their composition: the four terrestrial rocky planets (Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars), followed by the two gas ...

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 ...