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 ...

For decades, Uranus and Neptune have carried the tidy label of “ice giants,” shorthand for worlds built mostly from frozen ...

We explore why scientists believe it rains diamonds on Neptune and Uranus. Deep inside these planets extreme pressure and heat break methane apart. Carbon atoms then compress into solid diamonds.

The ice giant is farther away than Uranus, yet their surface temperatures are remarkably similar. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

For some time, researchers have hypothesized that deep inside both Neptune and Uranus, it may be raining diamonds. They have now found evidence showing how it may happen. In the research, an ...

Researchers are investigating an alien version of water inside the strange, icy interiors of Uranus and Neptune. In a new study, scientists have devised a theoretical computer model and used it to ...

Uranus and Neptune may be hiding slushy hailstones called mushballs deep inside them. These huge clumps of water and ammonia may explain why there is so little ammonia higher up in the ice giants’ ...