A team of researchers is challenging our understanding of the Solar System planets interior. The composition of Uranus and ...

Uranus and Neptune may not be the icy worlds we’ve long imagined. A new Swiss-led study uses innovative hybrid modeling to ...

The two outermost planets in the solar system are generally considered ice giants, yet we know little about their interiors.

Revisiting old data from Voyager 2, scientists have worked out how a dense, shocked region of the solar wind could have ...

Far from the warmth of the Sun, some of the coldest-looking worlds in the solar system may be hiding the hottest surprises.

Journey beyond the asteroid belt to explore the solar system's majestic giants and mysterious outer reaches. We break down ...

A new study reveals how shifting ice shells on icy moons can cause dramatic pressure changes, sometimes enough to boil their hidden oceans. The outer planets of our Solar System are accompanied by ...

Scientists believe a powerful solar wind burst may explain Voyager’s unusual 1986 radiation readings at Uranus, offering new insights into distant planetary environments.

Forty years ago, Voyager imaged Uranus and presented the world with a new mystery. Upon further inspection, it may have just ...

The outer planets of the Solar System are swarmed by ice-wrapped moons. Some of these, such as Saturn’s moon Enceladus, are known to have oceans of liquid water between the ice shell and the rocky ...

Small icy moons in the outer reaches of our solar system may hide boiling oceans underneath their surfaces, a new study finds. Previous research found that some of the icy moons in the outer solar ...

Small icy moons may have hidden oceans that briefly boil under thick ice. Changing pressure inside these moons shapes their ...