Non-mixing layers of water and hydrocarbons thousands of miles deep could explain the icy planets’ strange magnetic fields.

Last year, a study led by planetary scientist Richard Cartwright at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, proposed that deposits of carbon dioxide ice and other ...

The results inform future plans to study ... New Images Reveal What Neptune and Uranus Really Look Like Jan. 4, 2024 — Neptune is fondly known for being a rich blue and Uranus green -- but a new ...

Six planets are parading across the sky, appearing as some of the night's brightest stars. A few easy tips can help you identify them.

Scientists have discovered that deep trenches on Uranus’ moon Ariel might be pathways for material from its interior to reach the surface. These findings could give us clues about Ariel’s hidden ocean ...

“Jupiter and Saturn will be bright objects that have a yellowy colour, Mercury often looks pink, and Uranus and Neptune pale white/green,” he added. A SkySafari 6 Pro skychart for ...

Uranus, the seventh planet from the sun, has held a vital (and smelly) secret of the solar system for decades. An international team of researchers reported on Monday that they've discovered ...