Tag Archive for 'Ice giant'

Left: arriving at Uranus in 1986, Voyager 2 observed a bluish orb with subtle features; a haze layer hid most of the planet’s cloud features from view. Right: this image of Neptune was produced from Voyager 2 and shows the Great Dark Spot and its companion bright smudge. Image credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech.

NASA Researchers Complete Study of Potential Future Mission to Uranus and Neptune Systems

Jun 21, 2017 by News Staff

A study of the potential future mission to ‘ice giant’ planets Uranus and Neptune and their moons has been released — the first in a series of...

Simulated structure of Planet Nine. Image credit: Esther Linder / Christoph Mordasini.

Planet Nine: Ice Giant Roughly Four Times Bigger than Earth?

Apr 8, 2016 by News Staff

A duo of scientists at the University of Bern has estimated that the suspected Planet Nine is a smaller version of Uranus and Neptune with a surface temperature...

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