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Ice giant

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Tiranti et al. mapped the vertical structure of Uranus’ upper atmosphere, uncovering how temperature and charged particles vary with height across the planet. Image credit: NASA / ESA / CSA / Webb / STScI / P. Tiranti / H. Melin / M. Zamani, ESA & Webb.
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Webb Reveals Hidden Layers of Uranus’ Upper Atmosphere

  • February 21, 2026
For the first time, astronomers have mapped the vertical structure of Uranus’ ionosphere, uncovering unexpected temperature peaks, weakened…
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Uranus and Neptune: 2 cutaway views of a bluish planet. One shows a mostly ice interior and the other shows a mostly rock interior.
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Are Uranus and Neptune rock giants and not ice giants?

  • January 1, 2026
View larger. | Artist’s depiction of the interior of Uranus as either an ice giant (left) or rock…
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Uranus could be an ice giant (left) or a rock giant (right) depending on the model assumptions. Image credit: Keck Institute for Space Studies / Chuck Carter.
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New Research Challenges Classification of Uranus and Neptune as Ice Giants

  • December 12, 2025
The composition of Uranus and Neptune might be less icy than previously thought, according to a new study…
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