US EditionUranus And Neptune May Not Be 'Ice Giants' After All, Study Suggests
New models suggest Uranus and Neptune may have rock-rich interiors, explaining their unusual magnetic fields and indicating diverse compositions beyond traditional ice-rich assumptions.
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Uranus and Neptune might be rock giants
A team of researchers from the University of Zurich and the NCCR PlanetS is challenging our understanding of the interior of the Solar System's planets. The composition of Uranus and Neptune, the two outermost planets, might be more rocky and less icy than previously thought.
Long presented as frozen worlds dominated by ice, Uranus and Neptune could hide a much different inner reality. A recent study conducted by researchers from the University of Zurich and the PlanetS program challenges a classification that has been accepted for decades. By relying on new digital models, scientists propose a ... Read more The article Uranus and Neptune may not be real giants of ice appeared first on Fredzone.
Study challenges idea about the insides of Uranus and Neptune
A team of researchers is challenging our understanding of the Solar System planets’ interior. The planets in the Solar System are typically divided into three categories based on their composition: the four terrestrial rocky planets (Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars), followed by the two gas giants (Jupiter and Saturn), and finally two ice giants (Uranus and Neptune). According to the new work, Uranus and Neptune might actually be more rocky than…
New research from the University of Zurich suggests that Uranus and Neptune might not fit perfectly into the long definition of "ice giants" Instead of being dominated by ice, both planets could contain much more rock inside than scientists have traditionally supposed. Using a new hybrid modeling approach that combines empirical and physics-based methods, researchers created unbiased interior simulations that match existing gravitational data. T…
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