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  • Are Uranus and Neptune Rocky Giants? New Research Suggests

    Are Uranus and Neptune Rocky Giants? New Research Suggests

    New findings shake up the ‘ice giant’ label For decades, scientists have labeled Uranus and Neptune as the solar system’s “ice giants,” a description rooted in early models of planetary formation. Those models imagined vast interiors rich in water, ammonia, and other volatile ices that would freeze under the frigid conditions of the outer solar…