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 ...

Uranus and Neptune may not be the icy worlds we’ve long imagined. A new Swiss-led study uses innovative hybrid modeling to ...

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

Revisiting old data from Voyager 2, scientists have worked out how a dense, shocked region of the solar wind could have ...

The ice giant classification is oversimplified as Uranus and Neptune are still poorly understood,' said experts.

For decades, school posters and science museum displays have grouped Uranus and Neptune together as “ice giants,” a tidy ...

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

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

New simulations suggest Uranus and Neptune may contain far more rock than ice, offering fresh explanations for their unusual ...

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

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