Like at the Center of Planet Uranus: How Materials Behave Under Extreme Pressure
New method enables materials synthesis research and study in the terapascal range for the first time. Jules Verne could not have dreamed of this: A…
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Why Are Some Planets Surrounded by Rings?
Planets are surrounded by rings because they are made up of particles that orbit the planet. These particles can be made up of a variety…
“Diamond Rain” on Giant Icy Planets May Be More Common Than Thought
SLAC scientists found that oxygen boosts this exotic precipitation, revealing a new path to make nanodiamonds here on Earth. According to new research, “diamond rain,”…
New Discovery Reveals Why Uranus and Neptune Are Different Colors
Observations from Gemini Observatory and other telescopes reveal that excess haze on Uranus makes it paler than Neptune. Astronomers may now understand why the similar…
How Do Ice Giants Like Uranus and Neptune Maintain Their Magnetic Fields?
Probing the structures and properties of superionic ice. A layer of “hot,” electrically conductive ice could be responsible for generating the magnetic fields of ice…
Mushballs – Giant, Slushy Hailstones – Stash Away Missing Ammonia at Uranus and Neptune
Mushballs – giant, slushy hailstones made from a mixture of ammonia and water – may be responsible for an atmospheric anomaly at Neptune and Uranus…
Deep Water on Ice Giants Neptune and Uranus May Be Magnesium-Rich
While scientists have amassed considerable knowledge of the rocky planets in our solar system, like Earth and Mars, much less is known about the icy…
Two Strange Planets: Unsolved Magnetic Mystery on Uranus and Neptune
Uranus and Neptune both have a completely skewed magnetic field, perhaps due to the planets’ special inner structures. But new experiments by ETH Zurich researchers…
First Detection of X-rays From Uranus
Astronomers have announced the first detection of X-rays from Uranus. Uranus, the seventh planet from the Sun, is an ice giant planet in the outer…
Scientists Long Puzzled by Uranus’ Mysterious Oddities – Japanese Astronomers Find Answers
Uranus’ strange axis of rotation and the unusual properties of its moons and ring system are likely due to an ancient giant icy impact. The…
NASA Scientists Find Secret in Decades-Old Voyager 2 Data About the Ice Giant Uranus
The ice giant Uranus appears to be losing a bit of its atmosphere to space, perhaps siphoned away by the planet’s magnetic field. Eight and…
Astronomers Reveal ‘Cataclysmic’ Collision Shaped Uranus’ Evolution
New research shows that Uranus was hit by a massive object roughly twice the size of Earth that caused the planet to tilt and could…
Scientists Detect Hydrogen Sulfide in the Cloud Tops of Uranus
Hydrogen sulfide, the gas that gives rotten eggs their distinctive odor, permeates the upper atmosphere of the planet Uranus – as has been long debated,…
NASA Astronomers Complete Ice Giant Mission Study
NASA has released the first study of potential future missions to the mysterious “ice giant” planets Uranus and Neptune. The Ice Giant Mission Study is…
Hubble Image of the Week – Alien Aurorae on Uranus
This Hubble image of the week is a composite image of Uranus by Voyager 2 and two different observations made by Hubble — one for…
Astronomers Reveal That Uranus May Have Two Undiscovered Moons
New research suggests that there could be two previously undiscovered moonlets orbiting near Uranus’ rings. Rob Chancia, a University of Idaho doctoral student, spotted key…
New Clues About Hidden the Interior of Uranus Revealed
Using images NASA’s Voyager-2, astronomer Erich Karkoschka has uncovered features in Uranus’ atmosphere that reveal an unexpected, strange rotation pattern and point to the possible…
Astronomers Discover ‘Trojan’ Asteroid Sharing the Orbit of Uranus
Astronomers from the University of British Columbia have identified a 60 kilometer-wide asteroid that shares the orbit of Uranus. UBC astronomers have discovered the first…
