The Strange Ice Inside Neptune and Uranus May Explain Their Magnetic Fields

Deep inside Neptune and Uranus, an exotic form of ice may behave nothing like ordinary ice.Researchers have created a new superionic phase under extreme conditions, where hydrogen can flow freely through a rigid oxygen structure, potentially helping explain the ice giants’ unusual magnetic fields. The discovery could reshape our understanding of what lies beneath their atmospheres.Thank you for listening to Bedtime Astronomy — your guide to the cosmos. New episodes on space exploration, NASA missions & the latest astronomy breakthroughs.This episode includes AI-generated content.