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Uranus and Neptune May Be More Rock Than Ice, New Research Suggests
A new pre-print study proposes that Uranus and Neptune might not be “ice giants” after all. Using assumption-free models, scientists found their interiors could range from mostly icy to mostly rocky, suggesting we know far less about these distant worlds and that new missions are essential to solve the mystery.
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New Study Predicts Widespread Diamond Rain In Icy Planets
This approach showed that diamonds could form at temperatures and pressures similar to those in the shallower regions of Uranus and Neptune.
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Astronomers Discover Distant Uranus-Like Planet That May Help Solve a Mystery
The discovery may help astronomers solve the mystery surrounding the origins of the ice giants in our solar system.
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Uranus and Neptune May Be More Rock Than Ice, New Research Suggests
A new pre-print study proposes that Uranus and Neptune might not be “ice giants” after all. Using assumption-free models, scientists found their interiors could range from mostly icy to mostly rocky, suggesting we know far less about these distant worlds and that new missions are essential to solve the mystery.
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New Study Predicts Widespread Diamond Rain In Icy Planets
This approach showed that diamonds could form at temperatures and pressures similar to those in the shallower regions of Uranus and Neptune.
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Astronomers Discover Distant Uranus-Like Planet That May Help Solve a Mystery
The discovery may help astronomers solve the mystery surrounding the origins of the ice giants in our solar system.
