On Earth, the dipole magnetic field that loops from the North Pole to the South Pole arises from convection in the planet’s liquid-iron outer core. Since Uranus and Neptune lack such a dipole field, ...

We might finally understand what’s going on inside Uranus and Neptune, and the answer is pretty surprising: They may each ...

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, ...

We might finally understand what’s going on inside Uranus and Neptune, and the answer is pretty surprising: They may each ...

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 ...

“So this hypothesis is very compelling.” The idea about the two ice giant planets — so-called because of the freezing conditions in which they formed — was put forward by Burkhard ...

4, 2024 — Neptune is fondly known for being a rich blue and Uranus green -- but a new study has revealed that the two ice giants are actually far closer in color than typically thought.

Both of the ice giant planets, Uranus and Neptune, lacked what's known as a "dipole magnetic field." This was in stark contrast to our own rocky world, as well as the two gas giants Jupitar and ...

A proposed mission known as Uranus Orbiter and Probe would conduct a multiyear orbital tour to yield knowledge of ice giants ...

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 ...