We actually know very little about what's going on inside Uranus and Neptune, causing researchers to propose that these planets be called "rocky giants" instead.

Uranus and Neptune have been called the “ice giants” for decades. But in new research, that nickname might be more a misnomer than anything.

“Overall, our findings challenge the conventional classification of Uranus and Neptune as ’ice giants’ and underscore the ...

What if our understanding of Uranus and Neptune's compositions have been wrong, specifically regarding their classifications as "ice giants?" This is what a recent study accepted for publication in ...

One of the most notable properties of the giant planets in our solar system—Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune—are the extreme winds observed around their equators. While some of these planets have ...

Launched in 1977, the twin Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 spacecraft embarked on a Grand Tour of the outer solar system, a feat made ...

Researchers are studying eccentric warm Jupiters, giant exoplanets that follow odd, elongated orbits unlike anything in our solar system.