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The cold and remote planets originally earned their label of "ice giants" to contrast their interiors from those of Jupiter and Saturn, the so-called "gas giants" rich in hydrogen and helium. Uranus ...

New models suggest Uranus and Neptune may hold far more rock than expected, raising questions about how these distant planets formed.

fastest winds Neptune may have the fastest winds in the solar system, but they just skim across the top of the planet's atmosphere, according to a new study. The research, reported in the journal ...

Aug. 11 (UPI) --Thanks to a new computer model, planetary scientists now have a better idea of the types of chemicals hiding beneath Neptune's icy surface. Often, scientists attempt to replicate ...

Screaming winds of infernal violence alternate with periods of dead calm as one nears the surface of Uranus, according to a new analysis of the gas giant. The turbulent weather patterns on gaseous ...

Point a laser at the planet Neptune tonight and it'll take 4 hours for the beam to arrive. For light itself, the fastest thing in the universe, to need so much time to get there, you'd guess the ...

Neptune retrograde will occur from July 2 until Dec. 7. Read on for a deeper meaning behind the cosmic event NASA In astrology, the planet Neptune is said to oversee our dreams, creativity, illusions, ...