Ice Giants

New Moons Found at Uranus and Neptune

Astronomers have found three new moons orbiting our Solar System's ice giants. One is orbiting Uranus, and two are orbiting…

1 month ago

Take a Plunge Into the Ice Giants

Our Solar System's ice giants, Uranus and Neptune, have been largely left out of the planetary probe game. While all…

4 months ago

It’s Thought to Rain Diamonds on Uranus and Neptune, and now Scientists Duplicated it in the lab

The ice giant planets of Neptune and Uranus might have just the right conditions to rain diamonds. Unfortunately we can't…

2 years ago

Why are Uranus and Neptune Different Colors? Haze

Way back in the late 1980s, the Voyager 2 spacecraft visited Uranus and Neptune. During the flybys, we got to…

2 years ago

Both Uranus and Neptune Have Really Bizarre Magnetic Fields

The magnetic fields of Uranus and Neptune are really, seriously messed up. And we don't know why. (more…)

3 years ago

Hubble Shows off the Atmospheres of Uranus and Neptune

New images from Hubble have shown some interesting seasonal developments on Neptune and Uranus

5 years ago

Hallelujah, It’s Raining Diamonds! Just like the Insides of Uranus and Neptune.

A new experiment conducted by an international team of scientists has recreated the "diamond rains" thought to exist inside Uranus…

7 years ago