Interiors of Uranus and Neptune could be home to a previously unknown ‘superionic’ state of matter: Scientists have identified a new “superionic” state of carbon and hydrogen that may exist deep inside Uranus and Neptune. The finding recasts those distant planets as places where heat, electricity, and magnetic activity may move in unexpectedly uneven ways. Hidden pressure layers Far below the atmospheres of both ice giants, the material appears in a #EarthDotCom #EarthSnap #Earth

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