The giant planets weren't always where we find them today. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune formed in a more compact ...

Uranus sits far beyond the orbit of Saturn, yet its smallest moons are suddenly at the center of a quiet revolution in outer ...

Although they are technically gas giants, Uranus and Neptune are referred to as "ice giants" due to their composition.

'The ice giant classification is oversimplified as Uranus and Neptune are still poorly understood,' said experts.

The findings provide an answer to a planetary mystery that has bewildered scientists for nearly four decades.

Perhaps it's time to rebrand.

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

How can Uranus teach us about exoplanets? This is what a recent study presented at the 56th annual meeting of the American Astronomical Society (AAS) Division for Planetary Sciences (DPS) hopes to ...

A new explanation for the solar system's radioactive elements suggests Earth-like planets might be found orbiting up to 50 ...

Rocky planets like our Earth may be far more common than previously thought, according to new research published in the ...

If you are a budding astronomer or simply enjoy watching the sky through a telescope, you probably have an interest in all of the planets in our solar system. There are a total of eight planets, ...