Scientists Think Uranus and Neptune May Not Be the Ice Giants We Imagined

Astronomers are reconsidering the composition of Uranus and Neptune. According to io9, these distant planets—long classified as ice giants—may actually contain far less ice than the name suggests. The finding challenges conventional understanding of these worlds and could shift how scientists think about planetary formation in the outer solar system.

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