Recent research suggests that Uranus and Neptune, long classified as “ice giants,” might instead be rock giants.
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.
Perhaps it's time to rebrand.
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Are Uranus and Neptune really ice giants? A new study says maybe not
For decades, school posters and science museum displays have grouped Uranus and Neptune together as “ice giants,” a tidy ...
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Something strange is orbiting Neptune and it should not be
Far beyond the bright planets, in the dim outskirts of the Solar System, astronomers keep stumbling on objects that refuse to ...
Scorching planets that should be bone-dry may actually create their own water deep inside, forging oceans through molten rock ...
The world's most expensive infrared spectrometer - the James Webb Space Telescope - is unearthing extraordinary exoplanet ...
After decades of searching, astronomers may have finally stumbled upon the first moon known to exist beyond our solar ...
Earth has the perfect combination of a livable atmosphere and a protective magnetic field that prevents the Sun's harmful radiation and radioactive solar winds from damaging us, allowing us to live on ...
In 2047 the research vessel Event Horizon vanished without a trace. A signal later led a brave captain, his crew, and the ...
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Sci-Fi Cult Classic Event Horizon Is Finally Getting A Sequel - But Not The Way You Think
The story from Paul W.S. Anderson's cult sci-fi horror film Event Horizon is finally being continued, albeit not in the form ...
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