The deep interiors of ice giants such as Uranus and Neptune may contain a previously unknown form of matter, based on new computational research by Carnegie scientists Cong Liu and Ronald Cohen.

Scientists have identified a new "superionic" state of carbon and hydrogen that may exist deep inside Uranus and Neptune.

Experts have found a weird state of matter deep inside Uranus where atoms move in strange spirals, which could finally ...

Deep inside the distant planets Uranus and Neptune, matter may exist in a bizarre form unlike anything we experience on Earth ...

Models for the interior structures of the ice-giant planets Uranus and Neptune have two distinct, intermediate layers: an upper, water-rich convecting layer where disorganized magnetic fields are ...

The chance of liquid oceans hiding beneath the surface of moons orbiting Uranus has enticed NASA to begin planning a new mission that will send a spacecraft to the ice giant. The mission is still in ...

Deep inside Uranus and Neptune, scientists have identified signs of an unusual state of matter unlike anything observed under normal conditions. At the center of the study is carbon hydride, observed ...

We might finally understand what’s going on inside Uranus and Neptune, and the answer is pretty surprising: They may each contain an ocean of water. “We didn’t really know anything before,” about ...

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The planet's upper atmosphere has been mapped for the first time, revealing one of the solar system's most enigmatic members. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X (opens in a new ...

The Hubble Space Telescope has peered at Uranus, left, and Neptune to study the so-called "ice giant" planets, but little is known about their interior composition. - NASA / ESA / M. Showalter / L.